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IRELAND

A sign for Puck's Castle in Rathmichael, Co Dublin, where a body was earlier discovered in the search for missing woman Jastine Valdez RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• A body has been found in the search for missing woman Jastine Valdez.
• Open adoption could be introduced in Ireland.
• Three men were convicted for their part in a €2.28 million tiger kidnapping.
• Simon Harris says that some No campaigners are ‘trying to take Ireland back to the Dark Ages on mental health’.
• A girl was groped by teenage boys on her way home from school, a court heard.
• Gardaí investigating the murder of Ana Kriegel want to speak to anyone who was in St Catherine’s Park last Monday evening.
• 3,500 people became Irish citizens.
• Two men have been arrested over the 1988 murder of German backpacker Inga Maria Hauser.
• John Halligan says he was barred from being a confirmation sponsor due to his stance on the Eighth Amendment.

WORLD

Roman Abramovich Matt Dunham / PA Images Matt Dunham / PA Images / PA Images

#ABRAMOVICH: The Kremlin has hit out at ‘anti-Russian mania’ in light of the fact a new UK visa for the Chelsea-owning oligarch is taking longer than normal.

#SEATTLE: A mountain biker was killed by a cougar despite ‘doing everything right’ and facing down the animal.

#VENEZUELA: The US has slammed the ‘sham’ elections taking place in the South American country.

PARTING SHOT

This woman made it her mission to complete her dog’s bucket list before he died.

No, you’re crying.

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