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IRELAND

Caragh May O'Mahony with Aoibheann Keane, and Clodagh and Aoibheann Kelleher at the Cork Lifelong Learning Festival. Darragh Kane Darragh Kane

• A 77-year-old Dublin grandmother was shot in leg in her home.
• A four-year-old boy died in a farming accident in Co Fermanagh.
• Gardaí released enhanced footage of the night Trevor Deely went missing more than 16 years ago.
• Revenue have warned people about a new scam that claims taxpayers are due a tax refund.
• Alan Shatter criticised the Taoiseach in response to the report of the Fennelly Commission.
• A new report found that 19% of Irish people smoke daily.
• There’s no deal after another day of talks in the Bus Éireann dispute.
• There were chaotic scenes in a Dublin murder trial after the accused punched an opposing barrister in the face.

WORLD

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Alex Brandon / PA Images Alex Brandon / PA Images / PA Images

#AIR STRIKES: The US launched air strikes against the Assad regime in Syria. Some allies approved but Russia denounced the move.

#STOCKHOLM: Four people died and 15 were wounded after a beer truck crashed into an upscale department store in central Stockholm. One man has been arrested.

#RIP: A woman who was injured in the terror attack in Westminster a fortnight ago died in hospital.

PARTING SHOT

This report by Bloomberg shows why Brexit could be bad news for Guinness. The stout crosses the border twice before being shipped around the world from Dublin.

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