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1. #JOBSTOWN: Paul Murphy has called for a public inquiry into how the Jobstown protest investigation was conducted.

2. #GRENFELL: 149 high-rise buildings have failed fire safety tests in the UK since the Grenfell Tower fire.

3. #DRUGS: Gardaí have seized cannabis and cocaine work an estimated street value of €3.8 million.

4. #GERMANY: Legislators have passed a vote legalising same-sex marriage in the country.

5. #HARRIS: Health Minister Simon Harris has said he wants to see a referendum on the Eighth Amendment take place in the summer of 2018.

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