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IRELAND

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• PJ Mara, the long-serving Fianna Fáil political advisor, died aged 73.
• Several families were evicted from a halting site in Co Louth.
• The opposition tabled a motion of no confidence in the Tánaiste.
• A 20-year-old man was found guilty of raping a girl at a teen disco five years ago.
• Teachers announced a pre-election strike.
• The first Syrian asylum seekers will arrive in Ireland by the end of the month, it was confirmed. [RTÉ News]
• The sentencing of a woman who called in bomb hoaxes to Alan Kelly and the Dáil was adjourned.
• A student who was kicked out of a River Island store received €7,500 in damages.
• A man on the run following a serious assault in Northern Ireland was arrested.
• The trial of Áras Attracta workers heard one was ‘ashamed’ of her actions. [RTÉ News]

WORLD

An angler catches a Brown Trout on the River Tay in Kenmore, Scotland, on the opening day of the salmon fishing season. PA WIRE PA WIRE

#ATLANTIC OCEAN: A hurricane appeared five months ahead of hurricane season.

#FRANCE: One person was left brain-dead and three others face irreversible brain damage after taking part in a drugs trial in France

#GERMANY: Migrant men have been banned from a pool following reports of harassment. [BBC News]

#JAPAN: 14 people were killed and dozens more injured after a bus plunged off a mountain road.

INNOVATION

• Astronomers are still struggling to explain the alleged ‘alien superstructure‘ around a star. [New Scientist]
• Tim Peake became the first British astronaut to walk in space.
• Irish researchers looked set to make a breakthrough in treating psoriasis.

PARTING SHOT

Here’s the Indian army dog contingent marching during the Army Day parade in New Delhi earlier today.

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