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IRELAND

• Ireland have drawn in their first game of the Euro 2016 finishing 1-all with Sweden.
• David Mahon has been sentenced to seven years in custody for the manslaughter of his partner’s son, Dean Fitzpatrick.
• Every garda has been sent an email telling them how to be a whistleblower as the Garda Commissioner stressed her commitment to ensuring whistleblowers within the force are supported and listened to.
• Thousands turned out in Dublin this evening to pay respect and honour those who died in the Orlando shooting late on Saturday night.
• RTÉ has hit back at a suggestion that the Late Late Show is in need of a revamp.
• Police in Armagh are investigating after the body of a man was found lying on a road early this morning.
• Gardaí are appealing for the public’s help in tracing the whereabouts of a Louise Carey, a 34-year-old woman missing from Limerick.
• Tributes have been paid to a Northern Ireland soccer fan who died in the French city of Nice.

INTERNATIONAL

Chris Booth speaking to the media at Marseilles Court after his son Alexander Booth was jailed for two months for throwing a bottle at police and banned from France for two years. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#FRANCE: Six England fans have been jailed over the Marseille fan battles before the England-Russia Euro 2016 match.

#ORLANDO: A Guardian journalist walked off a Sky News discussion ‘in disgust‘ over Orlando killing comments.

#QATAR: A court has convicted a Dutch woman of adultery and handed her a one-year suspended sentence after she reported being raped while on holiday in Qatar.

INNOVATION

• Facebook has apologised for a mistake which implied the Philippines was at war.
• Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for a staggering $26 billion.

PARTING SHOT

Where’s Paddy?

Ireland’s number one fan was spotted in the crowd of Ireland’s Euro 2016 opener against Sweden this evening.

Where was he? Dressed as a leprechaun in the sea of yellow that was the Sweden end. As you do.

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