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A pub in Phibsborough has offered free pints to Leinster fans tomorrow, with one caveat only if they arrive with a Brown Thomas bag.  Chris Raymond, Head of Marketing for Body Tonic, which owns The Back Page Pub told us about their offer.

Many secondary schools were forced to rely on parental contributions and charges to avoid running deficits last year that's according to an analysis of schools’ end-of-year accounts.  
The Joint managerial board has called this reliance degrading” for schools and families. We get reaction from Paul Crone, Director of The National Association of Principals and Deputies. 

Gardaí attended a private park in Dublin 4 on Thursday night as up to 15 homeless asylum seekers pitched tents for the night. Kitty Holland, Social Affairs Correspondent of The Irish Times has the story and brought us up to speed. Also with more on this we heard from Eugene Quinn, National Director of the Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland is on the call, Eugene what needs to be done? 

Ireland has a ‘disposable attitude to waste’ so says Claire Byrne, Green Party Councillor for Dublin Southeast Inner City who spoke to Newstalk Breakfast this morning.

 A number of studies have shown more people are experiencing sleep disorders in recent years. Some academics put it down to stress, others believe an increase in anxiety among children is disrupting their sleep. We sent our reporter, Josh Crosbie, to examine the impact of sleepwalking.

Water Safety Ireland, the Irish Coast Guard and the RNLI are jointly appealing to people to be safe when planning an activity on or near the water this bank holiday weekend.  Shane spoke to Roger Sweeney, Deputy CEO of Water Safety Ireland.