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1. #THINK-IN: Fine Gael is to host a think-in at Newbridge today, where the last election, the Apple tax and other issues will be discussed. Keep an eye on TheJournal.ie as we will be reporting from the event.

2. #BUDGET: A think tank has warned that the budget for 2017 could disproportionately benefit the rich, according to a new study.

3. #TAKEN ILL: Hillary Clinton has cancelled a California fundraising trip after being diagnosed with pneumonia and falling ill on Sunday at a 9/11 ceremony.

4. #BREXIT: Thousands of jobs could be under threat in the aftermath of June’s Brexit vote in Ireland’s food and drink sector according to two new reports.

5. #DRUG AWARENESS: Minister Catherine Byrne says that a new drugs strategy must treat addiction as an illness.

6. #DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Women’s groups have welcomed a new six-year awareness campaign against domestic violence to be rolled out by the Department of Justice before Christmas.

7. #PROJECT EAGLE: The Government has said it will publish the report on Nama’s controversial Project Eagle sale this week.

8. #ALEXIS ARQUETTE The transgender character actress and sibling of actors David, Rosanna, Richmond and Patricia Arquette, has died in Los Angeles aged 47.

9. #OOMPA LOOMPA: New words have been added to the Oxford Dictionary, including some interesting additions penned by the author Roald Dahl.