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1. #EVIDENCE: A solicitor working for the State appeared in a Graham Dwyer sex video shown during his trial, the Irish Daily Mail reports. Meanwhile, The Irish Times reports that Dwyer could be questioned over historical unsolved killings.

2. #BILLS BILLS BILLS: The names of 100,000 tenants have been handed over to Irish Water by local authorities and landlords, according to the Irish Independent. This means they will now be able to receive bills in the coming weeks.

3. #OVERSIGHT: The three authorities that supervise An Garda Síochána should be merged, the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors believes. The group is holding its annual conference today.

4. #PAYOUTS: The Irish Times reports that as a result of several cases of medical malpractice during births, the HSE has paid out almost €67 million in compensation over the past five years.

5. #CLOSED: St Patrick’s Institution is to finally shut its doors today, almost two years after the decision was announced. The centre had been repeatedly criticised by human rights bodies for being unconstitutional.

6. #LEAK: The personal details of G20 leaders – such as passport numbers and visa details – were accidentally disclosed by the Australian immigration department, the Guardian reports.

7. #HELP: The Irish legal system “at every level” is failing women who are victims of domestic abuse, according to research by an organisation which offers services to them.

8. #STEP BACKWARDS: Writing in the Washington Post, Apple CEO Tim Cook has described religions freedom laws enacted in the United States as ‘pro-discrimination’, and called them “very dangerous”.

9. #QUAKE: A 7.5 magnitute earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea, but a tsunami threat passed with no immediate reports of major damage.

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    Mute Chris Mcdonnell
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    Mar 30th 2015, 8:19 AM

    St Patrick’s should be reopened and doubled in size.
    These young thugs roaming our streets with no chance of any punishment is destroying neighbourhoods and terrorising people.

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    Mute Aoife Lora Hughes
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    Mar 30th 2015, 8:42 AM

    Work has been done at Oberstown and it has doubled in size to accommodate the boys from St. Patrick’s

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    Mute Alphonse delatouche
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    Mar 30th 2015, 9:11 AM

    What about that saucy state solicitor!!! Phhwwoooar!! We pay her wages remember…

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    Mute David Murphey
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    Mar 30th 2015, 10:41 AM

    So what? Has she done something illegal? Don’t think so.

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