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Lunchtime Fix: 6 things you need to know

Catch up as you refuel.

WHAT’S THE STORY?

1. TheJournal.ie has seen documents from the National Archive which show the death rate at the Tuam mother and baby home was double the rate of other similar facilities.

A letter from the 1940s also shows the attitudes to unmarried mothers at the time.

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2. IRELAND is currently appearing before the United Nations human rights committee, with much of the talk focussed on the impact austerity has had on people’s civil and political rights.

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3. ISRAEL has continued its attacks on Gaza and incredible new footage has appeared of the army’s controversial ‘knock on the roof’ warning in action.

A small missile hits the house, indicating that it has been targeted for an air-strike.

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4. NEW research has shown that more and more people are dropping out of college. The HEA says that men are more likely to leave during or after the first year.

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5. CHERYL Cole revealed late last night that she just married her boyfriend of three months on a beach in Mustique. We asked in our poll whether there was such a thing as “too soon”. The response was a quite emphatic YES.

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6. AS the rest of the world were tweeting about the World Cup Final last night, we were saying a fond farewell to Billo.

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