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1. #BREXIT WOUNDS: The DUP has accused the Irish government of ‘flexing its muscles in a reckless and dangerous way’ in relation to Brexit.

2. #STORM CAROLINE: A yellow weather warning has been issued as Storm Caroline bears down on Ireland.

3. #BUILDING: Local residents who are opposed to Apple’s plan to build a data centre in Athenry have launched a last-gasp bid to stall the project.

4. #COURT: A young law student who received first-degree burns when a member of a Ryanair cabin crew accidentally splashed boiling water on his right foot has been awarded €10,000 damages only two hours before graduating in law at UCD.

5. #JOHN CONYERS: The longest-serving US congressman has announced his retirement amidst sexual assault allegations.

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