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IRELAND

A painted model poses for the launch of the Just Eat Retreat Full Moon Party at Electric Picnic 2017. Naoise Culhane Photography Ltd Naoise Culhane Photography Ltd

• Concerns were raised that the water crisis in the north-east could happen elsewhere in the country, as supermarkets as far away as Dublin are cleared of bottled water
• Gardaí, negotiators, and emergency services responded to an incident at a church in Crumlin this evening
• The cabinet chose Supreme Court judge Frank Clarke as the new Chief Justice
• Dublin Fire Brigade is operating at reduced capacity due to unofficial overtime strikes over pay
• A paramedic was left 100km from an ambulance base after a disagreement with a colleague
• A new survey showed that 92% of Irish people trust the gardaí
• The main telegraph from the sunken RMS Lusitania has been recovered from a site off the Head of Kinsale after an attempt to recover it last year failed
• Former Taoiseach Brian Cowen was awarded an honorary doctorate by the National University of Ireland.

WORLD

Whistleblower Chelsea Manning at the 2017 Pride March in New York earlier this year. Erik McGregor via PA Images Erik McGregor via PA Images

#TRANSGENDER SOLDIERS: US President Donald Trump announced that transgender people will no longer be allowed serve in the US military.

#CHARLIE GARD: There’s disagreement over whether the terminally ill baby should spend his final days at home or in a hospice.

#FRANCE: At least 10,000 people were evacuated after a new wildfire broke out in France, which was already battling massive blazes that have consumed swathes of forest.

PARTING SHOT

This quick timelapse was made as Team Raven flew from Shannon Airport to the Bray Air Display last week – don’t get dizzy.

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