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IRELAND

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy at a redevelopment of St. Mary’s Mansions in Dublin. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• A woman’s body was found in suspicious circumstances in Limerick.
• Child rapist Peter Sharkey was jailed for 18 years.
• Ryanair agreed to recognise unions within the company for the first time.
• Two men have been arrested over an incident in which an Irish Rail security worker was locked in his car boot for nine hours.
• Rents in homes close to new Luas Cross City stops rose by 21% over the last year.
• An Irish man was convicted of using another person’s passport to travel to Italy on holidays.
• TDs in the Dáil debated the issue of child homelessness.
• A union has criticised Irish Rail for giving staff vouchers for Dunnes Stones and not multi-store vouchers.
• Over €100,000 has been raised for an Irish woman who suffered a cardiac arrest in the UAE.
• Newstalk confirmed that George Hook’s return to the airwaves has been delayed until next month.

WORLD

Three Banksy prints in London gallery Bonhams Prints and Multiples. Victoria Jones / PA Images Victoria Jones / PA Images / PA Images

#AMSTERDAM: Dutch police shot a man at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam after he made threats with a knife.

#NUPTIALS: Kensington Palace confirmed the date of the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be on 19 May.

#DUSTIN HOFFMAN: Another three women have accused actor Dustin Hoffman of sexual misconduct.

PARTING SHOT

RTÉ Radio 1 / SoundCloud

There was a curious portion of RTÉ’s Liveline today when an elderly man went on to say he was planning to marry his “best friend” so that his friend would avoid tax upon inheriting the house from him.

Have a listen yourself to see what you think, meet Matt and his future husband Michael.

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