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IRELAND: Leo Varadkar’s new spin unit is operating at the heart of government, answering parliamentary questions, co-ordinating events in the Taoiseach’s constituency, and even helping set up the rural affairs department.

IRELAND: Around one in seven people in poverty have jobs but low rates of pay and loose contracts mean they can’t make a living wage.

IRELAND: Sinn Féin has suspended a senator for three months after what the party described as “unacceptable Twitter activity” over a murdered prison officer.

IRELAND: Let down yet again, ageing survivors of the Magdalene laundries have suffered unnecessary pain in the past few years, writes Claire McGettrick.

WORLD: Cambridge Analytica accused of using personal data of 50 million Facebook users to influence US election.

BUSINESS: Dublin is the highest ranked city across the UK and Ireland for quality of living.

SPORT: JOHN FOGARTY: Have mercy on the programme sellers

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SHOWBIZ: Ant McPartlin re-enters rehab as Saturday Night Takeaway cancelled after arrest

VIRAL: Sex And The City star Cynthia Nixon running for NY governor

FEATURES: New father’s life ‘changed forever’ after he was run over by surgeon

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