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1. #FEISTY: Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen was in the hot seat at the banking inquiry. Here’s what we’ve learned so far.

2. #BERKELEY: An Irish student who was injured in the balcony collapse has posted photos of her progress on Facebook.

3. #GALWAY: A suicidal woman who was refused admittance repeatedly to a Galway hospital psychiatric ward was told to ‘go home and overdose’ if she wanted to be seen.

4. #SHOOTING: The police in the US responded to reports that two gunmen were active at the Navy yard in Washington DC.

5. #AUSTRALIA: An Australian man will spend a minimum of 22 years in jail for the murder of his ex-wife Irishwoman Victoria Comrie Cullen.

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