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News Fix

Here’s What Happened Today: Friday

Salah Abdeslam arrested, tragedy in Howth and Star Wars on the Wild Atlantic Way.

Updated 11.28 pm

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

IRELAND

18/03/2016. Street Art. Pictured street art my an Street art by 'ADW' in Temple Bar in Dublin this morning. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

INTERNATIONAL

NCAA Wrestling Championships Morgan McIntosh and Aaron Studebaker at the college wrestling championships in New York. Seth Wenig / PA Seth Wenig / PA / PA

#BRUSSELS: Key Paris attack suspect Salah Abdeslam was shot and captured in a raid in Brussels.

#MIGRANT CRISIS: An EU deal that includes the swapping of refugees between Greece and Turkey has been criticised by Amnesty International.

#SMACKDOWN: A Florida jury awarded Hulk Hogan $115 million after his court case against Gawker Media.

#LOS ANGELES: An electrician plunged 53 floors to his death while working on a Los Angeles skyscraper.

INNOVATION

PARTING SHOT

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Ah, sure they were thirsty! The Amarillo Pipe Band from Texas were down in Cork for St. Patrick’s Day and they managed to march straight into the pub without breaking tune.