NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

Performers at the launch of Cork Culture Night 2017 Darragh Kane Darragh Kane

• The winning ticket for last night’s Lotto was sold in a Spar on Talbot Street in Dublin.
• It wasn’t to be for Conor McGregor in his boxing match with Floyd Mayweather in the early hours this morning, but the Dubliner was staying positive.
• A man appeared in court after gardaí stopped a car he was driving in Carlow and found €1.2 million.
• A motorcyclist has died after a crash involving a car in Co Down.
• Age Action has welcomed reports that the State pension may rise by €5 a week in Budget 2018.
• A woman who received one of the biggest defamation settlements in the history of the State is suing a solicitors firm who represented her.
• Trying to find a place to live in Dublin can be expensive and frustrating, we took a look at what’s on offer.
• Ryanair is tipped to launch an “aggressive” price war as the battle for Air Berlin heats up.
• Galway Port’s expansion plans have been long-delayed. Here’s why.

INTERNATIONAL

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#LABOUR TWISTS: The decision from the UK Labour Party to call for Britain to remain in the single market after Brexit has been called a “welcome development” for Ireland.

#HURRICANE HARVEY: The storm continued to batter the US state of Texas, leaving at least two dead and thousands stranded.

#MANCHESTER: Police have launched a murder inquiry, after the body of a toddler was discovered at a house in Wythenshawe.

PARTING SHOT

For Game of Thrones fans, the eagerly-anticipated series finale will air in the early hours of Monday morning.

With a veritable throng of people laying claim to the Iron Throne, the BBC got some medieval historians on board to see which of the main characters has the best claim to rule Westeros, if you used the rules that govern the British monarchy.

This (relatively) spoiler-free piece casts doubts on Cersei’s claim, says Jon Snow could be best placed and gives Petyr Baelish, played by Irishman Aidan Gillen, no chance.

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