Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Video appears to show garda using pepper spray on homeless man, Ryanair signs-off on US flights, radio stations pay tribute to Tony Fenton … and the world goes green for Paddy’s Day.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.

IRELAND

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There were calls for an investigation after a video appeared to show a garda pepper-spraying a homeless man.
Flights at Dublin Airport were delayed after a dog got loose on the runway.
A lorry full of donations for Chernobyl children was trashed in Kilkenny.
Ryanair’s board has signed off on transatlantic flights.
Most Irish radio stations took part in a coordinated tribute to Tony Fenton.
A man died after his car crashed into a parked vehicle in Kilkenny.
Two would-be armed robbers were found in the boot of a car with a knife, ski masks and a wig.
The loyalist parade planned for Dublin has been called off.
Fidelma Health Eames had more to say about THAT Tweet.

WORLD

Russia Defenders of the Fatherland Day AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin has dismissed days of frenzied “rumours” over his health and whereabouts as he reappeared in public after an unusually long 10-day absence.

#SOUTH PACIFIC: Scenes of devastation are being witnessed in Vanuatu after the South Pacific archipelago was hit by Cyclone Pam. At least six people have died.

#UK: And the BBC has begun an internal investigation into an incident that led to the suspension of Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson.

INNOVATION

A long-running tribute to late Terry Pratchett is being staged with the help of some of the web’s servers. How? It’s complicated.[BBC]
Youtube now supports 360-degree videos.

PARTING SHOT

Finally… Just when we thought the international coverage of #YokeGate had died down, the subject has popped up again – on John Oliver’s ‘Last Week Tonight’… last night.

Morto.

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