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1. #BALLYBOUGHAL: Gardaí investigating the murder of Michal Kurek in Co Dublin are renewing their appeal for information.

2. #BREXIT: The UK government has officially announced that it wants to leave the customs union in order to negotiate a new deal with the EU.

3. #INSPECTION: Thirty foster carers in the Mid-West had no evidence of being garda vetted and allegations of abuse were not reported to gardaí in a timely manner.

4. #MADEIRA: At least 10 people have been killed after a 200-year-old oak tree fell and crushed them at a religious festival on a Portuguese island.

5. #MOOCH: Ex-White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said if it were up to him, he’d fire advisor Steve Bannon from Donald Trump’s administration.

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