BULLETIN: Gardaí defend wearing of balaclavas at housing protest; 4 arrested in illegal TV streaming crackdown

Your lunchtime news bulletin.

IRELAND: Latest: Gardaí defend wearing of balaclavas at Dublin housing protest.

IRELAND: Four arrested in crackdown on illegal TV streaming.

IRELAND: Emma Mhic Mhathúna 'not expecting anything good' to come of Scally Report.

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WORLD: Juncker plans to send thousands of extra guards to police EU borders.

BUSINESS: US technology firm Smart Wires to open European headquarters in Dublin.

VIEWS: Rocky voyage lies ahead on what could be Fianna Fáil leader’s last hurrah.

SPORT: 11 counties represented in All-Star nominations but Dublin dominate.

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DISCOVER: Tony McGregor set to hand out free Dart tickets at Connolly Station.

CULTURE: Linsteadt brings her mix of nature and literature to Cork short story festival.

FEATURES: Irish women's fight against slavery during the Great Famine.