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Today's top stories in 6 seconds

All the news in the time it takes to wolf down a sandwich.

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1. #CASTLEBAR The Land League is staging a protest today at the courthouse in Enda Kenny’s stomping ground after being made aware of over 150 applications for repossession of homes there

2. #FIGHT The HSE is not one bit impressed with the investigation by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) into goings on at Midland Regional Hospital in Portlaoise.

3. #NOT CLEVER A garda was arrested in Co. Monaghan for suspected drink driving after ploughing into the back of a parked garda patrol car.

4. #TEXAS An Irish traveller is being held for the murder of a woman whose life was heavily insured.

5. #SHOOTING A 47-year-old woman has been shot twice in the legs in Newtownabbey, Belfast as she attempted to flee masked gunmen.

6. #ROAD ACCIDENT A 25-year-old man was killed when his car collided with a tree near Kingscourt, Co. Cavan early this morning.