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1. #SPIES: The Russian Ambassador to Ireland has said the government should use “common sense” when considering the expulsion of Russian diplomats.
2. #BUNCRANA TRAGEDY: The then-girlfriend of the man who rescued baby Ríoghnach from the scene of the Buncrana pier tragedy is making a claim against the estate of the driver of the car Sean McGrotty, and Donegal County Council.
3. #THE EIGHTH: Minister for Health Simon Harris will bring forward a bill today that will set out the circumstances under which a termination would be permitted if Ireland votes to liberalise its abortion laws. Here’s what it’s expected to say.
4. #GANGLAND: Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said that the Kinahan cartel has nowhere to hide even if they are conducting their illegal operations abroad.
5. #ATROCIOUS: The newly elected chairman of Young Fine Gael says he doesn’t remember sending a tweet which referenced women having abortions using “coathangers and stairs” - but says it was an “atrocious” comment.
6. #ST PATRICK’S STREET: Cork’s main street will be inaccessible to cars from 3pm today under a new strategy.
7. #OPIOD: A toxicology report from Prince’s autopsy shows he had an “exceedingly high” concentration of fentanyl in his body when he died.
8. #MISSING: Gardaí are appealing to the Polish community to come forward with any information they may have about Konrad Misiak who went four years ago.
9. #NXIVM: The leader of a secretive group in New York turned female followers into brainwashed “slaves” who were branded with his initials and coerced into having sex, authorities alleged in a criminal complaint charging him with sex-trafficking.
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