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1. #GANGLAND: Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has announced that a new armed unit of the gardaí will be set up in response the the killings in recent days. 

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5. #DEBATE: Pat Kenny is set to host a televised debate for TV3 between the leaders of Ireland’s four biggest parties. 

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