IRELAND

Taoiseach Enda Kenny (centre) is given a guided tour of the Irish Memorial in Philadelphia by local resident Joe Donovan. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

• Two men were injured after a helicopter crashed in Louth.
• Enda Kenny revealed that there is to be a referendum which would allow Irish emigrants vote in presidential elections.
• A man in his 30s was stabbed to death in a house in Galway.
• New figures showed how over 100 animals died at Dublin Zoo over a two year period.
• A wanted criminal who was disqualified from driving was found drunk behind the wheel in Waterford.
• A cyclist died near the Phoenix Park after being knocked off his bike.
• It emerged how the Kinahan cartel has lost €42 million since the feud began.
• A new opinion poll showed how Sinn Féin has leapfrogged Fine Gael in popularity.

INTERNATIONAL

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#USA: The music industry lost an icon after Joni Sledge passed away at the age of 60.

#GUATEMALA The death toll following a fire at children’s shelter reached 40.

#BRAZIL: The country’s president has moved out of his mansion because he believes it is haunted by ghosts.

PARTING SHOT

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