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1. #SECONDS OUT: With the general election campaign into its second week, the second leaders’ debate takes place tonight on RTÉ. It will be broadcast from 9.30pm from the University of Limerick.
2. #FUNERAL: Armed gardaí will line the streets of Dublin ahead of the funeral of David Byrne – the man killed in the Regency Hotel attack – this morning.
3. #TURN BACK: A Virgin Atlantic flight from London to New York was forced to turn back after the pilot became ill in a “laser-pointer incident”.
4. #FLOODING: 424 households flooded by Storm Frank over Christmas have been provided €500,000 from State funds, new figures show.
5. #WEATHER: Met Éireann has issued a low-temperature warning as temperatures dip below freezing.
6. #BROOKLYN: The Irish drama Brooklyn scooped a major award at last night’s Baftas, taking home the gong for Outstanding British Film.
7. #SWEDEN: A murder investigation is underway after a death during a brawl at a Swedish refugee centre.
8. #QUEEN BEY: Tickets for Beyonce’s gig at Croke Park go on sale this morning.
9: #FOUR-STAR: Dublin is to get a new €40 million four-star hotel.
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