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IRELAND

Emma Mhic Mathúna speaking at the #Standing4Women protest outside the Dáil today Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• The former editor of the Sunday Independent told the Disclosures Tribunal that the current editor of the Irish Independent told her Maurice McCabe was a “paedophile”.
• The HSE has yet to admit liability in the case of Emma Mhic Mhathúna who is terminally ill after being given botched cervical smear results.
• Gardaí say they aren’t focusing on drink or drugs teens may have taken in the Cameron Reilly murder investigation.
• The Taoiseach said he will talk to Micheál Martin about extending the confidence and supply agreement when the “time is right”.
• Varadkar also said that “difficult conversations” will need to be had as some people are to find out that they’re adopted.
• The messages people left at the Savita Halappanavar mural will be digitally archived.
• Transport Minister Shane Ross has proposed an outright ban on rickshaws.
• Gardaí in Finglas have arrested two people and seized over €1 million worth of drugs.
• CSO figures said that 1,041 teenagers became mothers in Ireland last year.
• Enjoy the good weather – it’s going to take a turn at the end of the week.

INTERNATIONAL

Arkady Babchenko - back from the dead Efrem Lukatsky / PA Images Efrem Lukatsky / PA Images / PA Images

#PLOT: Supposedly murdered journalist Arkady Babchenko, who had been reported shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital yesterday, has shown up at a news conference alive.

#CANCELLED: Pharma company Sanofi has hit back after Roseanne Barr blamed the outburst that got her sacked on a sleeping pill she was taking.

#BELGIUM: The Liege attack was declared a “terrorist murder” as details emerged of the gunman’s release from jail.

PARTING SHOT

Over 2,000 years ago the city of Pompeii was levelled after Mount Vesuvius erupted and covered it in ash and lava.

Archaeologists excavating the well-preserved ruin made an interesting discovery this week, with the skeleton of a person that appears to have survived the initial eruption but ended up being crushed by a giant stone.

Not ideal.

Ciro Fusco / PA Images Ciro Fusco / PA Images / PA Images

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