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1. #PROJECT IRELAND 2040: Here’s where the €116 billion due to be invested in services and infrastructure throughout Ireland, as part of the National Development Plan, is coming from.

2. #RUSSIA: The US special prosecutor investigating Moscow’s possible interference in the 2016 US presidential election has indicted 13 Russians for allegedly running a secret campaign to sway the vote.

3. #SINN FÉIN: Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said a deal to restore the power-sharing institutions at Stormont must be reached as a return to direct rule “is not acceptable”.

4. #DATA BREACHES: The system set up by the government to streamline its HR and payroll systems has been faced with hundreds of data breaches and millions of euro in overpayments since being set up.

5. #JOANNE LEE: A murder investigation into the death of Dublin woman Joanne Lee, whose body was found in a house in Ranelagh, is ongoing.

6. #CHARITIES: More than a dozen employees have been fired from several Irish overseas aid charities due to incidents of sexual misconduct in recent years, the Irish Times reports.

7. #ONLINE SAFETY: Two-thirds of parents don’t want children under the age of 14 to have smartphones, according to a new opinion poll.

8. #SEXUAL OFFENCES: Juvenile offenders were responsible for almost half of all sexual offences recorded by gardaí in 2016, the Irish Examiner reports.

9. #OUR TABLE: From today, a café run by members of Ireland’s migrant community will be set up in the outdoor area of Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin.

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