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1. #ARREST: Clare Daly and Mick Wallace have been arrested after attempting to inspect two US military aircraft.

2. #FISH: Locals living near the Tolka River in Dublin have reported seeing hundreds’ of dead fish following what looks like a detergent dump in the waterway today.

3. #ROADS: A teenager has been killed in Limerick after his quad bike collided with a tractor.

4. #COMPLAINTS: More than 1,100 public complaints were filed against the gardaí last year.

5. #MH17: A Sky News reporter has apologised for handling items of luggage from the MH17 crash site live on air.

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