LAST UPDATE | 31 Jul 2019

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1. #MÁIRE SA SPÉIR: Former President Mary McAleese used the Government’s jet service more than twice as often per term as current president Michael D Higgins.

2. #DEMOCRATS: Presidential candidates have clashed as leading progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren defended their liberal policies.

3. #BORIS: British Prime Minister Boris Johnston will hold talks with the five main Stormont parties in Belfast this morning. 

4. #SEWAGE: A bout of heavy rainfall in Dublin city yesterday caused sewage to seep into the River Liffey. 

5. #MICHAEL O’LEARY: New figures show that the Ryanair boss earned almost €10,000 per day last year. 

6. #FORECAST: The weather this bank holiday weekend is expected to be a mix of warm temperatures and rain.

7. #BREXIT: The Central Bank has predicted a risk of overheating occurring in the Irish economy if the disruption from a no-deal Brexit is avoided.

8. #CHILDCARE: A new children’s Urgent Care Unit has opened at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown this morning despite safety concerns raised by doctors in recent weeks. 

9. #EGYPT: 130 inmates have been on hunger strike in an Egyptian prison for more than six weeks in protest at inhumane conditions and denial of family visits.

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