IRELAND

Ed Sheeran fans Sinead Edwards, right, and Saoirse Lynch arrive at Croke Park, Dublin for the second night of his two sold-out shows. Mark Stedman Mark Stedman

• A man has died in an light aircraft accident in Waterford this evening. 
• John Clarke won’t be on Radio Nova tomorrow due to RTÉ injunction threat
• A man was arrested off a flight from Faro after cocaine was discovered in a suitcase at Cork Airport. €750k worth of cannabis plants was also found in a grow-house in Meath.
• Gardaí are investigating the attempted arson after four people escape blaze.
• The Renua party has denied it is trying to poach young Fine Gael members.
• A Dublin man has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro (with a bathtub on his back).
• Dun Laoghaire residents took to the streets to protest against cuts and changes to Dublin Bus routes.
• Laya Healthcare announced that some of its customers were going to have to pay out more come September.
• Ireland is to face Wales as O’Neill’s side handed favourable 2018 World Cup qualifying draw. 

WORLD

President Barack Obama participates in a wreath laying ceremony in Nairobi, at Memorial Park in honor of the victims of the deadly 1998 bombing at the U.S. Embassy. Associated Press Associated Press

#NAIROBI: People in Kenya are naming their kids Air Force One in honour of Obama’s visit.

#TURKEY: Turkish Forces have unleashed a a third wave of airstrikes and ground attacks on targets of the Islamic State.

#AUSTRALIA: A diver was killed by a shark today while hunting scallops.

#ROMANIA: A festival in Eastern Europe has been giving away tickets in exchange for blood donations from those attending.

INNOVATION

• Here are the 5 apps worth downloading this week.
• Carter Reynolds is trending on Irish Twitter today, but who is he?

PARTING SHOT

It’s become a bit of a tradition of sorts at Ed Sheeran gigs for people to get engaged and last night was no different. Ciaran Shortt from Belfast proposed to his girlfriend Leanne Peoples at Croke Park last night. Will there be another tonight?

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