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IRISH

Brian Lee and his dog enjoying the sunshine on Dollymount Beach in Dublin. Maxpix / Julien Behal Maxpix / Julien Behal / Julien Behal

• Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the stabbing to death of a man in Crumlin in Dublin.
• A new poll showed that most people want Taoiseach Enda Kenny to step down before budget day.
• Two new parks in Dublin were granted planning permission.
• A man was taken to hospital after he fell four metres off a cliff path in Howth.
• A man missing from his home in Kildare is being sought by gardaí.
• Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin says that he hopes the UK’s Brexit vote will eventually lead to a referendum on a united Ireland.

WORLD

Baton Rouge Police block a highway after three police officers were shot dead. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#BATON ROUGE: Three police officers were shot dead and three others were injured by gunmen in Louisiana. One of the suspects was also shot dead.

#TURKEY: Over 6,000 people were arrested as the Turkish government cracks down following Friday’s failed coup.

#NICE: Two more people were arrested following last week’s attack in Nice that left 84 people dead. More details have also been revealed about the attacker.

#BREXIT: The UK’s Brexit minister says that some EU citizens may be forced to leave when the country leaves the bloc.

#HONOUR KILLING: The brother of a Pakistani social media star strangled to death has been arrested for her murder and confessed to killing her “for honour”.

INNOVATION

• The rise and fall of Theranos, the company that promised blood testing could be done with one drop of blood. 

PARTING SHOT

Fred Kelly Fred Kelly

This beautiful aerial picture by Fred Kelly shows the Longitude festival in Dublin’s Marlay Park at sunset. Tonight is the final day of the three-day festival.

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