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1. #LEADING THE WAY: Campaigners say Ireland’s Yes vote can become a “beacon of hope” to other countries with repressive homosexuality laws.

2. #BLACKSTAIRS: The two men killed in a light plane crash on the Blackstairs mountains yesterday were both experienced pilots.

3. #SCHOOL RULES: New rules have been announced to crack down on English-language schools in Ireland after a raft of recent closures.

4. #MASS GRAVES: A total of 139 suspected migrant grave sites have been found in human-trafficking camps close to the Thailand/Malaysia border. (BBC News)

5. #THE LOBSTER: An Irish co-production starring Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz took the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival last night.

6. #HUNT: UK police are searching for a 21-year-old man after three members of his family were found stabbed to death.

7. #GIFT: Expiry dates on vouchers will be banned as part of new consumer laws set to be announced today. (Irish Independent)

8. #MELBOURNE: An Australian man has been jailed for 17 years for repeatedly raping a Dutch backpacker during a six-week ordeal.

9. #RIP: Comedian and actress Anne Meara, who’s also mother to Ben Stiller, has died aged 85. (CNN)

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