WHAT’S THE STORY?

1. IVOR Callely, a former TD, senator and junior minister, has been sentenced to five months in prison for claiming false expenses during his time in the Seanad.

2. TWO Irish men – aged 37 and 55 – died in a fall on Mont Blanc over the weekend, it has emerged this afternoon.

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3. THE Irish Daily Mail has apologised to Senator Fidelma Healy Eames for “any embarrassment” caused by two articles it published in August 2012, RTÉ News reports.

4. READY for some good news? The Central Bank has revised its GDP forecast UP. It believes the economy will grow by 2.5% this year.

5. AN uneasy calm has descended in Gaza as a lull in fighting is seen. The UN has called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire as the death toll continues to rise.

Afana, 12, stands in a cemetery, destroyed by Israeli fire, as others rebury human remains. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

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