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1. #GONE GONE GONE: Enda Kenny took just seven minutes to say goodbye having announced his resignation as Taoiseach. Meanwhile, people are split as to whether or not Kenny was a good Taoiseach.
2. #SPECIAL PROSECUTOR: The pressure on US president Donald Trump has been increased significantly after independent special prosecutor Robert Mueller, a former FBI director, was appointed to lead a ramped-up investigation into the president’s alleged ties with Russia.
3. #FAKE HOTEL: A Dublin building advertised as a 120-room luxury hotel getaway is actually a two-up, two-down in Booterstown.
4. #GLEN: The LGBT charity is to cease operations after allegations of financial mismanagement.
5. #RIP: Rock star and Soundgarden frontman Chris Cornell has died suddenly aged 52.
6. #GANGLAND: James Gately, who was shot through the neck last week near Dublin Airport, is expected to make a full recovery.
7. #YUCK: Sewage, animal faeces and bacteria are among the reasons six Irish beaches failed their environmental quality test.
8. #CHARLETON: The chair of the Garda whistleblower tribunal says the response to it has been ‘very disappointing’.
9. #AUSTRALIA: A deputy at the Australian tax office stands accused of conspiracy to defraud the government of €110 million.
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