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1.#SCHOOL’S OUT Over 60% of secondary schools are closed today but the teachers are saying they are not actually on strike. ASTI teachers voted earlier this year to stop working the 33 Croke Park hours.

2. CALAIS We’re sending representatives to Greece as part of plans to bring more migrant children here. Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone announced a three-day mission that will seek to identify lone children who wish to come to Ireland.

3.#FAT FREDDIE: He has been charged in relation to the murder of David Douglas and will appear in court this morning.

4. #FINAL COUNTDOWN One day out from the election and the FBI has seemingly put the Clinton email scandal to bed. Trump has once again described the election as “rigged”.

5. #IRISH WATER TD Joan Collins has said “it will be a real exposé” of Fianna Fáil if it does not support a bill to hold a referendum to ensure that water services remain in public ownership.

6. #BREXIT A new report has claimed that a hard Brexit would permanently damage the Irish economy by 4%, RTÉ has reported.

7. #RYANAIR The Irish company has seen its profits grow for the first half of the year to €1.17 billion.

8. #SYRIA US-backed forces launched an offensive on the Islamic State group’s Syrian capital Raqqa yesterday, upping pressure on the jihadists who are already battling Iraqi troops in Mosul.

9.#THE OUTLOOK: Met Éireann said it will be largely dry with sunny spells, after a chilly start with highest temperatures of between 7 and 10 degrees.

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