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1. #BAILOUT: Greece has secured a deal with its EU creditors on a new Greek bailout deal after 16 hours of talks.
2. #TRAGEDY: The three people who died in a car crash in Laois yesterday were returning from a birthday party at the time, the Irish Mirror reports. The one survivor sent a text message from the wreck looking for help.
3. #SECURITY: Gardaí have warned TDs that Leinster House is under threat from “fixated loners”, The Irish Times reports. A security review was undertaken after a man armed with a sword attempted to gain entry.
4. #DONEGAL: A 21-year-old man has died and two others injured after a car struck a bollard in Donegal overnight.
5. #EIRCODE: Postcodes are due to be rolled out across the country from today, but there could be some issues. The codes will not work with satnav systems or Google Maps, the Irish Daily Mail reports.
6. #SNEAKY: Ninety people are caught paying the wrong or no fare on a Dublin Bus every week, new figures reveal. Around 350 buses a week are checked.
7. #SAVITA: Internal memos show Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has clashed with the HSE on issues stemming from baby deaths at Portlaoise and the death of Savita Halappanavar, the Irish Independent reports. He criticised the HSE’s ‘attitude to openness’ following scandals.
8. #SUMMERTIME: It’s going to be yet another wet day, so grab that umbrella before you head out the door.
9. #ROOM TO IMPROVE: The cost of running the Irish embassy in the Vatican was the same as the renovation of two bathrooms in the Paris embassy, according to figures in this morning’s papers.
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