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IRELAND

Sergeant Eleanor O'Halloran and Garda Claire Haugh inspect Brent Pope's bread-baking skills at the Bloom festival. Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

• Leo Varadkar was elected as the new leader of Fine Gael.
• A Dublin man was acquitted of the rape of a university student he met on Tinder.
• Two men have been arrested in north inner city Dublin after gardaí discovered explosives in a van.
• A survey revealed that Irish dairy farmers are earning an average of €52,000-a-year.
• A new Cork to Zurich flight route has started operating today.
• A total of €9 million will be made available this year for Traveller housing.
• Heavy rain is being forecast for a wetter, cooler bank holiday weekend.

WORLD

A sculpture by Gloria Friedmann at an exhibition hosted by the Confucius Institute for Scotland. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#CLIMATE CHANGE: World leaders have reacted with anger and defiance to Donald Trump’s announcement that the US was quitting the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

#UK: Greater Manchester Police evacuated an area around a car which they believe to “significant” to the investigation of last week’s terrorist attack.

#RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin sat down with US journalist Megyn Kelly and denied claims of Russia hacking, claiming it was similar to anti-Semitism.

#CONSERVATIVES: Three people, including one MP, have been charged over a election expenses made by the Conservative Party.

PARTING SHOT

A new installation by artist Joe Caslin is being installed in Trinity College Dublin and is aimed at proving a different viewpoint on drug addiction in Ireland.

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