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1. University Hospital Limerick

Staff at Hospital Limerick (UHL) say they are under “huge pressure” to deal with the large volume of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests submitted since the death of Aoife Johnston.

2. Fire at hotel

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has said it believes a major fire at a derelict hotel in Co Fermanagh was started deliberately.

3. Tributes to hiker

Tributes have been paid to an Irish hiker who died while hiking in Sardinia, Italy last Friday. He has been named locally as John Bergin (39) from Claude Road, Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 and formerly of Kilkenny City. John worked as a librarian with Fingal County Council in both Balbriggan and Malahide libraries.

4. Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift urged US fans to register to votein the November election …