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IRELAND

Eamonn Farrell Eamonn Farrell

• A doctor has denied that he sterilised a woman without her permission. 
• The government has confirmed where ministers are going this St Patrick’s Day.
• Two men were arrested after a water meter van was blocked with staff inside.
• Gardaí were called after water protesters stormed a council meeting.
• A child was restrained with handcuffs by five staff at Oberstown campus.
• Almost 100 Bus Éireann services are getting the chop. 
• A 13-year-old girl from Donegal was killed in a car crash.
• The number of children living in poverty could fill Mayo. 
• Glen Fitzpatrick is missing from Dublin since the early hours of Sunday morning. 
• There has been an increase in the number of young men with eating disorders. 

INTERNATIONAL

John Buratti John Buratti

#SPAIN: A 5.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Madrid today.

#SOUTH SUDAN: 89 young boys have been abducted while sitting their exams

#MIDDLE EAST: A British soldier who went to Syria to fight Islamic State militants has been found and returned to his unit.

#FLORIDA: The birthday of a 6-year-old boy with mild autism was saved by his community after no one turned up to his party.

INNOVATION

• Facebook has been accused of giving listeners a false sense of control. [TheJournal.ie] 
• Want to be able to transform your kitchen table into a TV? A new projector beam can make it happen. [Wired.com]

PARTING SHOT

A video of a Cork barman singing while pulling pints is going viral…and they say men can’t multitask! [DailyEdge]

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