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IRELAND

Cllr Deirdre Wadding, who was sent to a mother and baby home in 1981, at a press conference in Buswell's Hotel on the Tuam Babies scandal. Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• Taoiseach Enda Kenny described the discoveries at the Tuam mother and baby home as “appalling”.
• Vera Twomey will approach the outskirts of Dublin this evening as she continues her trek from Cork for her sick daughter Ava.
• Siptu members of Dublin Fire Brigade will strike for two full days this month.
• A woman in her 70s died in a road crash in Killarney.
• The RNLI released details about a rescue mission to save cattle which had fallen from a cliff last month.
• Revenue seized 360 litres of wine they discovered on a van coming back from France.
• Four ‘designer pups’ were seized at Dublin Port after being discovered in carry on luggage.
• HSE ‘regrets but understands’ why Grace’s mother won’t accept their apology.
• Health Minister Simon Harris has ruled himself out of the Fine Gael leadership race.
• A study of Galway hospitality workers has said that 15% have been sexually abused at work.

INTERNATIONAL

The South Lakes Safari Zoo in Cumbria, north-west England was shut down today amid the news that 500 animals had died there in the last four years. Danny Lawson / PA Wire/PA Images Danny Lawson / PA Wire/PA Images / PA Wire/PA Images

#TRAVEL BAN: The Trump administration has revealed plans for a new travel ban targeting people from six countries.

#CHANCER: A 63-year-old man who held senior roles in the NHS has been jailed for two years after he lied about having a PhD in ethics on his CV.

#FRANCE: There was another twist in the case of a missing French family as a brother-in-law “admits killings”.

PARTING SHOT

The new official “Team Trump” hat for St Patrick’s Day has something wrong with it. And no, they don’t call it St Patty’s Day.

The DailyEdge reports that the hat features a leaf on the back that is supposed to be a shamrock. The only problem is that it’s definitely not a shamrock.

Make hat design great again.

Dailyedge.ie Dailyedge.ie

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