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Today’s top stories in 6 seconds

Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know…

A scene from Co Kildare this morning. Kelly Hamilton / Gingham Sky Photography Kelly Hamilton / Gingham Sky Photography / Gingham Sky Photography

1. Karl Breen — known as the ‘Champagne Killer‘ — has died of a suspected drug overdose.

2. Aer Lingus is seeking voluntary redundancies — but the airline’s insisting it’s nothing to do with the mooted IAG takeover.

3. Rory McIlroy’s case against his former management company has been deferred until the afternoon so lawyers can attempt to ‘narrow issues’.

4. A UN court has ruled Serbia did not commit genocide in the Croatian War of Independence.

5. Tenants who don’t pay their water charges should have their service cut off, a landlords group has said.

6. A rail customer who habitually stayed on the train for extra stops has had to fork out over €5,000 to Irish Rail.