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1. #INDIA: At least 96 people have died in a horror train crash in India.
2.#EMAILS IRISH STYLE: The Sunday Times reports that Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan allegedly used a private email account to send and receive official correspondence, which would be in contravention of Garda regulations.
3. #TAX DEFAULTERS: Less than half of this year’s tax defaulters have paid up in full.
4. #SOCIAL DEMOCRATS: The party has held its first national conference in Dublin.
5. #WAGES: Here’s how the wages of gardaí, nurses and teachers compare with what they were six years ago.
6. #ADDITIONAL NEEDS: A mother’s email has led to Ireland getting a specialist clothing range for children with additional needs.
7. #ANTI SCIENCE: Donald Trump has been dubbed ‘the first anti-science’ president the US has ever had.
8. #PENSIONS: The Irish Mail on Sunday reports that private sector taxpayers are facing an additional bill to their pensions should public sector unions succeed in abolishing the controversial public sector pension levy.
9. #SUGAR TAX: Here’s your crash course in the factors that are shaping Ireland’s sugar tax.
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