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3. #PAY PACKET: Enda Kenny has revealed plans to cut the Universal Social Charge. Here’s how it could affect you.

4. #BLOOD BAN: Europe’s highest court has ruled that member states should be allowed to impose a blanket ban on gay men giving blood.

5. #POOLBEG: The ESB has announced that it the iconic Dublin chimneys at Poolbeg are to be kept and maintained.

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