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1. #TRUMP: Donald Trump is going to visit his golf resort in Doonbeg, Co Clare later this month.

2. #BRAWL: A 23-year-old man involved in a “savage” late night brawl in a snooker club in Dublin has been given a three-year sentence for violent disorder.

3. JAPAN: A seven-year-old boy has been found alive after being abandoned in a bear-inhabited forest in northern Japan by his parents as a punishment nearly a week ago.

4. #NURSING HOMES: Social workers have revealed the difficulties of securing the care and home help hours their elderly patients need.

5. TRAFFIC: Traffic delays are expected in Dublin as the East Link bridge comes up for about an hour at 2.45pm today to allow tall ships pass through.

6. #DUBLIN: The funeral mass of Gareth Hutch, the latest victim of an ongoing gangland feud between the Kinahan and Hutch families, is due to take place at the Holy Family Church on Aughrim Street today.

7. #FRANCE: French president Francois Hollande has declared a natural disaster after the River Seine bursts its banks as severe flooding continues.

8. #AIRBNB: Dublin City Council has ruled that an apartment in Temple Bar which has been used fulltime as an Airbnb rental needs planning permission for change of use.

9. #WEATHER: Today will be another warm day, but rain is predicted in some areas over the weekend.

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