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IRELAND

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone with youth ambassadors outside Cliff Townhouse in Dublin today as she launched the ONE Youth Ambassador Programme 2017 Leah Farrell / RolingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RolingNews.ie / RolingNews.ie

•  The Defence Forces announced that they’re recruiting 860 new personnel.
• Enda Kenny said any Brexit deal needs to include a provision  to allow Northern Ireland to rejoin the EU should reunification with the Republic ever happen.
• Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan spoke at a public meeting with the Policing Authority today.
• Two men arrested in relation to the killing of a man at a service station in Fermoy, Co Cork, were released without charge.
• Storm Doris hit Ireland, causing widespread damage and power losses to thousands of homes.
• An unlicensed driver who killed a cyclist by driving into him was given an extra nine months in jail following an appeal by prosecutors.

WORLD

Ethan Diaz, 16, a transgendered 10th grader from New York speaks about his fears and disappointments regarding the Trump administration during a news conference at the LGBT Network offices in Woodbury, New York. Seth Wenig Seth Wenig

#MEXICO: A meeting between Donald Trump’s envoys and Mexican leader’s was a bit testy.

#ENGLAND: A woman in England died after being struck by storm debris.

#UNITED STATES: The Trump administration ended federal protection for transgender students that allowed them to use public school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identities.

PARTING SHOT

Ed O’Neill is known for lots of things, from Married With Children to Wayne’s World and more recently Modern Family.

But a strong Kerry accent isn’t on the list. Well, wait til you hear his Jackie Healy Rae impression.
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