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IRELAND

• Alan Farrell has become the first Fine Gael TD to say he has no confidence in Enda Kenny.
• A court has heard that a man ‘threatened to break his wife’s teeth with knuckle-duster’ at the Ballyogan house siege yesterday.
• A man has been convicted of murder and a second of manslaughter for killing a man with an axe during an argument over a pedigree chihuahua.
• A man in his 20s was found dead after hit and run in Meath yesterday evening and there has been a second hit and run today, a woman is in a critical condition after being hit by coach luggage door in Dublin.
• It cost over €12,000 to send Shane Ross to deal with Rio ticket controversy.
• A Donegal man who sexually exploited a 15-year-old girl he met on a youth mental health website has been jailed for 12 months.
• Tesco Ireland said it painted over a pedestrian crossing at its Bray superstore, during a strike, over safety concerns.
• Looking for a new job? Microsoft says it is hiring 600 people in Ireland
• Roscrea all-boys boarding school is to close after 112 years.
• A Cork student died today after contracting meningitis.

INTERNATIONAL 

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#TRUMP: The Trump administration is considering a proposal to mobilise as many as 100,000 National Guard troops to round up unauthorised immigrants according to a draft memo obtained by The Associated Press.

#MARYLAND: Four days after being beaten to death in his cell, a 69-year-old man had his rape conviction overturned.

#US: Ashton Kutcher was close to tears this week as he urged US lawmakers to support efforts aimed at bringing an end to child sexual exploitation.

#BANGKOK: An elderly monk is on the run as Thai police investigate multi-million euro scam.

PARTING SHOT

This is the great story behind the photo of an unexpected fan watching a camogie game in Clare that became one of the most quintessentially GAA photos of all time.

Photograph By John Kelly Photogr Photograph By John Kelly Photogr

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