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IRELAND

Temple Street Foundation are hosting pop up kitchens around the country following Banana Day fundraiser Mac Innes Photography Mac Innes Photography

• Gardaí are investigating after a man was shot a number of times in Meath this evening.
• The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has rejected 11 complaints that were made following the appearance of one half of the comedy duo Rubberbandits on RTÉ’s the Late Late Show.
• Delays at a European airport left an Irish family of six stranded in Spain overnight.
• The number of people under the age of 25 signing on for social welfare has reached over 32,000.
• Former Taoiseach John Bruton has said that the UK government and the DUP need to set their stall out for what kind of border they want with Ireland, and accused Arlene Foster’s party of talking in “platitudes” on the issue.
• The national body that oversees horse racing in Ireland has suggested that betting taxes should be increased – with punters footing the bill.
• Farmers are being warned to take precautions to guard their tools and equipment to ensure they can be returned if recovered after a robbery
•  A football team from Palestine are in the middle of a nine-day tour of Ireland – and their next stop is the Mardyke Arena in Cork where they will face local team Castleview AFC.

INTERNATIONAL

President Donald Trump Evan Vucci Evan Vucci

#RUSSIA: Russian officials and lawmakers have vented their frustration with US President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia.

#VENEZUELA: A polling company says at least one million votes were fraudulent in the controversial Venezuelan election.

#MINNESOTA: Two people have been killed and several others injured yesterday after a gas explosion led to the collapse of a school building in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

PARTING SHOT 

An Aran jumper is to feature in a major new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York after it was chosen as one of the 111 most iconic fashion garments and accessories over the last century.

The Aran jumper which will go on display. Peter Moloney Peter Moloney

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