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IRISH

Liam, Niall and Sean Forde pose at the end of a charity cycle in honour of their late brother, Cathal. 400 cyclists made their way from Highgate in England to Gort, Co Galway. Cathal Cycle Cathal Cycle

• Concerns were raised over Garda handling of evidence
• Air passengers heading to France were disrupted
• Gardaí investigated a fire beside a petrol station in Dublin
• Ten people were injured in a crash in Kilkenny
• A man in his 80s was attacked in Swords
• A man was charged with a Dublin drugs seizure
• Carl Frampton became a two-weight world boxing champion

INTERNATIONAL

Luke Aikins lies in a net after successfully skydiving without a parachute in Simi Valley, California. Mondelez International via AP Mondelez International via AP

#TEXAS: A woman was killed and three others injured in a shooting in Austin, Texas.

#SKYDIVE: Skydiver Luke Aikins became the first person to jump from a plane without a parachute and survive.

#NEW YORK POST: A New York tabloid has run a front page with a naked picture of Donald Trump’s wife on it.

INNOVATION

• An Irish man is trying to tackle one of the biggest issues refugees face
• London’s Olympic Park is becoming a major tech hub

PARTING SHOT

Remember Concorde? The supersonic plane could fly from New York to London in three and a half hours, but was withdrawn in 2003 after a fatal accident in Paris. But that’s not the only reason, as this 10-minute Vox video explains.

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