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1. #BILLS BILLS BILLS: The first Irish Water bills will be popping through letterboxes today.

2. #UNITED STATES: A white police officer has been charged with murder after shooting dead a black motorist following a traffic stop.

3. #ARREST: A man detained in relation to a hit and run in the Phoenix Park on Monday that killed a two-year-old girl has been released without charge.

4. #RATHNEW:  A man remains in custody in Wicklow following the discovery of the body of 47-year-old woman Ann Shortall.

5. #PUBLIC ORDER: Roy Keane has pleaded not guilty over an alleged road rage incident in January.

6. #SPLASH: Sinn Féin has published a Bill detailing how it would abolish Irish Water and water charges if in government after the next election.

Main Pic: One hundred Irish troops from the 46th Infantry Group, United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) returned home last night following a six month deployment to the Golan Heights. Pictured is Commandant David Slattery from Limerick and his Zoey (1) and son Zayne (3). See more pics here.