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1. #ANGER MANAGEMENT: MMA star Conor McGregor has avoided a jail term in New York – but will have to take anger management classes.

2. #JAILED: A man who caused serious harm to two former partners by infecting them with HIV has been jailed for ten years.

3. #TRIBUTES: Colleagues have paid tribute to Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp, the Irishman killed in wildfires in Greece.

4. #KETCH:  Gardaí seized a number of child sex dolls in raids across the country.

5. #WIPEOUT:  A massive €102 billion was wiped from Facebook’s market value today as shares tumbled.

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