1. #HOLY SMOKES The Government has paid almost €4 million in consultancy fees to firms linked to Big Tobacco since 2013.

2. #BARRICADED The High Court is due to give a decision today in the case of an injunction against the repossession of a house in Killiney. Solicitor Brian O’Donnell ‘barricaded’ himself in the house yesterday.

3. #ON CALL Health Minister Leo Varadkar said he “won’t stand” for a single Dublin Fire Brigade to be taken out of service, amid fears of industrial action over changes to emergency calls.

4. #ESCAPE Three people have been arrested for aiding in the escape of prisoner Derek Brockwell. He escaped last month while at Tallaght Hospital, after stabbing two prison officers.

5. #FIND BECKY Body parts have been found in the search for missing teenager Becky Watts in Bristol. The 16-year-old was last seen at home on 19 February.

6. #IDENTITY A man and teenager have been arrested over the murder of Edward Nugent, a grandfather who was gunned down in Walkinstown in February.

Main image: Snow this morning in Cloughjordan Tipperary, taken by Devyn.