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1. #ENDA THE LINE: Enda Kenny is set to announce his resignation in the Dáil chamber today, to make way for Leo Varadkar as the next Taoiseach.

2. #BREXIT: Conservative and Labour MPs are said to be holding secret talks in the UK to ensure a soft Brexit.

3. #LORDY: The US Secret Service has said it doesn’t have any recordings or transcripts of any tapes recorded within President Donald Trump’s White House, a disclosure that failed to rule out whether any tapes exist of Trump’s conversations with ousted FBI Director James Comey.

4. #CANNABIS: Gardaí and the Revenue Customs Service seized cannabis with an estimated street value of €600,000 during a search in north County Dublin.

5. #GPS: The exact location and GPS coordinates of people who call 999 or 112 from their Android mobile phones will soon be sent by text to emergency services.

6. #BRAZIL: Fugitive former solicitor Michael Lynn has fathered two children with his wife despite being locked up in a Brazilian jail, a number of publications are reporting.

7. #NORTH KOREA: Former US basketball player Dennis Rodman said he is “just trying to open a door” by going to North Korea in his first visit since President Donald Trump took office.

8. #CHARLIE GARD: A couple in the UK who want to take their terminally ill baby son to the US for treatment will find out today if the European Court of Human Rights will rule on the case.

9. #BELFAST: Belfast International Airport has been criticised for its new advertising campaign, which aims to capitalise on Brexit to secure more passengers from the Republic.