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IRELAND

Tourists on the Dublin Viking Splash Tours on Merrion Square today. Eamonn Farrell Eamonn Farrell

• Two tourists died in an accident  at the Gap of Dunloe in Kerry
• The Disclosures Tribunal heard evidence from a Fianna Fáil TD
• Loyalist paramilitary groups disavowed criminal activity
• Dublin’s Lord Mayor defended a banner on the Ha’penny Bridge
• It was revealed a hero newly-qualified garda  saved a baby’s life
• A mural removed from Temple Bar two years ago reappeared
• A case begun aimed at lifting reporting restrictions around the Belfast rape trial
• A garda was injured after being hit at a checkpoint in Dublin
• A Labour senator apologised for a tweet about Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding

INTERNATIONAL

Syrian civil right defense members conduct a search and rescue operation on a destroyed building after an explosion, which killed 15 civilians and injured 36, in Idlib. Khalaf Joumaa / Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Khalaf Joumaa / Anadolu Agency/Getty Images / Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

#SYRIA: BOTH RUSSIA AND Syria have accused Israel of carrying out deadly bombing raids on a military airbase in the Syrian centre.

#NOBEL: Three members of the Swedish Academy have resigned in protest at close ties between the institution, which awards the Nobel Literature Prize, and a high-profile man accused of sexual assault.

#HUNGARY: Hungary’s nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban claimed a “historic victory” as his right-wing party took a thumping lead in the country’s key parliamentary election.

PARTING SHOT

Bray wrestler Finn Balor, real name Fergal Devitt, used his Wrestlemania debut to send a message of inclusivity, drawing massive plaudits.

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