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1. #DUNNES STORES: The company’s employees have been on their long-expected strike over pay and their working environment this morning

2. #LONGFORD: A €200 million holiday resort project is on its way to Ballymahon in the midlands. Speaking at the launch the Taoiseach described the news as being ‘Longford’s day’.

3. #STORM: At least nine people have died after Storm Niklas barrelled its way across central Europe. Tens of thousands of homes are still without electricity.

4. #INTEL: Two men have been arrested in connection with the hoax bomb threat at Intel’s Leixlip plant in January.

5. #OVERCROWDING: Health minister Leo Varadkar has announced details of a €74 million fund to combat overcrowding in Irish hospitals among other things.

6. #TWO PINTS: Who is this mystery man that Enda Kenny keeps meeting? And can he really carry two pints in one hand?

Main image: Poulnabrone Dolmen, Co. Clare – Nicolas Raymond.

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    Mute Kardia Skepsi
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    Apr 2nd 2015, 1:11 PM

    I’m surprised the journal didn’t mention the ***** ***** in Britain who had the ******.

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    Mute Will Derbylight
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    Apr 2nd 2015, 1:17 PM

    Sober up, epsi….

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    Mute jason bourne
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    Apr 2nd 2015, 1:44 PM

    Is ‘longford day’ a national holiday? I’m assuming it is so I didn’t go into work today.

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    Mute Will Derbylight
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    Apr 2nd 2015, 2:04 PM

    As usual, jb….

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    Mute Pete Zahut
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    Apr 2nd 2015, 1:19 PM

    Surely water charges should be in top stories?

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    Mute Aidan Forde
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    Apr 2nd 2015, 2:13 PM

    Why is the picture the dolman beside my house in the Burren ? Haha I was getting excited something had happened

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    Mute Geraldine Altamirano
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    Apr 2nd 2015, 4:35 PM

    I got excited when I saw the dolmen, that makes two of us.

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    Apr 2nd 2015, 4:46 PM

    I got excited when I saw the dolmen, that makes two of us and not a dolmen in ‘site’

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