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IRELAND

The St. Patrick's Day parade in Dublin. Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• St Patrick’s Day celebrations from across the country, in pictures. 
  
• Some of the world’s most famous landmarks were turned green.
• The volunteers behind the parades in rural Ireland tell their stories.
• A second man has now died after a car crashed into a van in Limerick.
• Enda Kenny says he’s held ‘very good and very constructive’ talks with the Green Party.
• Gerry Adams defended an apparent comparison he made between himself and Rosa Parks.
• A young woman’s powerful story about grief and suicide from the Humans of Dublin Facebook page is going viral.
• An estimated €110,000 worth of cannabis was seized in Co Clare.
• Dublin’s Ballyboden St Endas and Limerick’s Na Piarsaigh were crowned All-Ireland Club Champions in football and hurling respectively.

INTERNATIONAL

Magician and entertainer Paul Daniels, who died today aged 77. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#RIP: UK magician and TV personality Paul Daniels died after a battle with brain cancer.

#ANCIENT EGYPT: Archaeologists are almost certain they’ve found two new hidden chambers in Tutankhamun’s tomb.

#BLACKFISH: Seaworld is to stop breeding orcas in captivity following years of controversy.

#THE ECONOMIST: The election of Donald Trump could be as harmful to the global economy as international terrorism according to a new report.

INNOVATION

• Self-tying laces. They’re finally here. 
• Microsoft has unveiled two new Xbox One controllers, Copper Shadow and Dusk Shadow. [The Verge]

PARTING SHOW

There we are now, looking lovely. Ireland from space on St Patrick’s Day.

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