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1. Three water protesters have escaped jail time.

2. The cop who shot Mike Brown in Ferguson says he “did his job right”.

3. Alan Kelly has said 35,000 social housing units will be made available over the next six years.

4. A hearing specialist in the UK spent years filming patients in toilets.

5. Is the boom getting boomier? Unemployment levels have fallen, property prices have risen and Grafton Street is now fully occupied.

6. The tragic death of Savita Halappanavar has led to the introduction of new hospital guidelines.

Main image: Teagan Murphy, 4, from Mahon in Cork, meets with cast members of the Gaiety’s Peter Pan at Temple Street today.

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