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1. #BOMB SQUAD Minister Alan Kelly labelled a person who sent a threatening letter to his office last week as a “scumbag”. He said the gardaí have been keeping an eye on his movements since the incident.

2. #ISLAMIC STATE Isis has posted another shocking video, this time one that shows four Iraqi Shiite fighters being strung up and burnt alive.

3. #WAR OF WORDS Mary Lou McDonald has hit back at Lucinda Creighton after she called for Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams to resign. “As a party that is called Renua I would have expected something ‘nua’, and something a bit different,” said McDonald.

4. #IBIZA The family of Sean Paul McCabe (20) are seeking help after he broke his back while diving into a swimming pool in Ibiza. A fundraising page has been set up.

5. #CUSTODY BATTLE Molly Martens, stepmother of the late Jason Corbett’s children, said she has not spoken to Jack and Sarah since her last visitation before they left for Ireland.

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