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IRELAND

Rain in Dublin 005 People sheltering under umbrellas during a sudden downpour of rain in St Stephen's Green Park in Dublin today. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

Four people were killed in a three-vehicle collision on the M6 near Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
2,098 new cases of Covid-19 were reported in Ireland.
Northern Ireland recorded its highest daily Covid caseload since the outbreak of the coronavirus.
Two men were arrested in relation to the discovery of a woman’s body in Westport last month.
Three more Irish people were evacuated from Afghanistan.
Dublin Airport is facing potential strikes as two unions will ballot members over outsourcing plans.
Funeral details were announced for a medical student killed in a car accident in Kerry on the first day of her GP placement.
Dublin Bus drivers gathered outside the Department of Transport to voice opposition to proposed work practice changes.
A Status Yellow thunderstorm and rain warning was issued for 15 counties across Ireland for tomorrow.
Enda Kenny got a new job on the board of a PR and lobbying firm.

INTERNATIONAL

kabul-afghanistan-20th-aug-2021-a-marine-with-special-purpose-marine-air-ground-task-force-crisis-response-central-command-spmagtf-cr-cc-plays-with-children-waiting-to-process-during-an-evacuati A US Marine plays with children awaiting evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, today. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#AFGHANISTAN: Fears deepened that the Taliban were reneging on promises to pardon opponents and their families, as NATO called on the group to let Afghans leave the country.

#EVACUATION: US President Joe Biden said he can not guarantee the final outcome of the emergency evacuation from Kabul’s airport, calling it one of the most “difficult” airlift operations ever.

#NAVALNY: German Chancellor Angela Merkel asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to free his jailed opponent Alexei Navalny on the anniversary of a nerve-agent attack on the politician.

PARTING SHOT

02-Amber-Kidney-Assoc-Vax Amber O'Rourke with Nurse Julia McGrath at the Clayton Medical Group Centre in Carlow. Dylan Vaughan Dylan Vaughan

13-year-old Amber O’Rourke from Carlow, who received a donor kidney from her parents’ best friend, welcomed her Covid-19 vaccine today.

As a transplant recipient, Amber is among the high-risk group for the coronavirus illness. The vaccine paves the way for her to return to secondary school after cocooning throughout the summer holidays.

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