LAST UPDATE | 28 Jan 2020

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1. #ELECTION: A seven-way debate between party leaders took place in Galway last night.

2. #FGM: The lead Garda investigator in the country’s first-ever female genital mutilation trial has said the learnings from the investigation will be invaluable.

3. #SNOW: A Status Yellow snow and ice warning is in place for the entire country this morning. 

4. #CORONAVIRUS: US citizens have been warned to “avoid non-essential travel” to China as the coronavirus death toll rises to 106.

5. #MASKS: Irish pharmacies have seen a surge in demand for surgical face masks from customers since the outbreak of the coronavirus in China.

6. #KOBE: The bodies of the victims of the helicopter crash that killed basketball player Kobe Bryant and his daughter have started to be recovered.

7. #COURTS: A man who assaulted a woman with special needs in his home has been given a three-year sentence with the final year suspended.

8. #TRUMP: Donald Trump has hosted Israel’s Prime Minister in the White House ahead of unveiling a Middle East peace plan.

9. #HUAWEI: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to make a decision on whether to allow Huawei to play a major role in Britain’s 5G network amid concerns from the US.

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