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1. #STRIKE: Travel disruption is widespread as bus drivers continue their strike action, with warnings that rush hour will be particularly busy on other modes of transport.

2. #BLOCKED: An RTÉ story about Denis O’Brien has been blocked until at least 12 May.

3. #COURT: A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of gangland boss Eamon Kelly

4. #RETIRED: Patrick Honohan decided to gift the government €57,048 from his pay.

5. #ROUGH SLEEPING: A homeless pregnant woman with a young son has been ‘left without emergency accommodation’.

6. #SAVED: A swan was saved by gardaí after a nasty run-in with Luas cables.

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