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1. #WEATHER: Motoriosts have been urged to exercise caution ahead of a status orange warning for snow and ice kicking in tonight.

2. #LUAS: The Luas Cross City will be fully operational for the first time today, carrying passengers across Dublin city from north to south.

3. #BREXIT: Writing in the Daily Telegraph, British Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said the next general election will allow voters in the UK to have their say on whatever Brexit deal is reached.

4. #EIGHTH AMENDMENT: The majority of people in an Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI poll (62%) have said they would vote in favour of changing the Constitution to allow the Oireachtas to legislate for greater access to abortion.

5. #SEXUAL EDUCATION: Calls for better sexual health education, gender neutral toilets, and the inclusion of gender theory and LGBTI history in the school curriculum are included in a report published today.

6. #JADOTVILLE: A call has been made for eight Jadotville survivors and their commandant to receive bravery medals for what they faced during the 1961 siege.

7. #DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Activist Emma Murphy has criticised those who place blame on abuse victims, and encouraged more people to talk about domestic violence.

8. #LEGAL ADVICE: The Master of the High Court has criticised the government for failing to deliver on structures it promised that would help keep people in their homes.

9. #CANCER: Scientists at Trinity College say they’ve made an “important discovery” while researching the link between bacteria and a growth called oral leukoplakia which can precede oral cancer.