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IRELAND

A walker heading towards sheep and Hawthorn trees in bloom on the Curragh Plains in County Kildare. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A couple who lost their only child in the Stardust fire spoke of their feelings of guilt and regret in allowing her to skip a family wedding so she could attend the dance that night.
• A Garda group attacked efforts by the State to recruit new gardaí as figures show that recruitment this year is almost 33% below this year’s agreed target.
• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said that there is no need for blockades or protests in communities where refugees are being housed.
• An Irish woman died and her daughter was seriously injured after falling from cliffs while driving a buggy in Lanzarote.
• Labour TD Alan Kelly said that the prosecution of a Garda over the death of three men who died during a car chase on the N7 was “outrageous”.
• A fifth person was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Gary Carey in Dublin last year.
• Multiple opposition TDs condemned an attack on a makeshift camp for homeless refugees that occurred in Dublin city centre last week.
• The Department of Justice published information on unidentified human remains provided by coroners around the country.

INTERNATIONAL

Firefighters put out fire caused by fragments of a Russian rocket after it was shot down by air defense system during the night Russian rocket attack in Kyiv. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#REYKJAVIK Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for additional fighter jets, as he thanked the Council of Europe initiating a “register of damages” for those harmed by the ongoing war in Ukraine.

#BIRD FLU The UK Health Security Agency said bird flu was detected in two poultry workers in England, though there are no signs of human-to-human transmission.

#LAWSUIT A woman who says she worked for former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani during his stint as Donald Trump’s personal lawyer alleges in court papers that Giuliani coerced her into sex and owes her nearly $2.0 million in unpaid wages.

#JEFFREY EPSTEIN The government of the US Virgin Islands has told a federal judge in New York that it cannot find Elon Musk to serve him with a subpoena.

PARTING SHOT

Crowds welcomed Eurovision winner Loreen home in Stockholm today after she claimed victory for Sweden in the song contest last Saturday with her song Tattoo. 

Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen of Sweden arrives at Arlanda Airport outside Stockholm carrying the contest's trophy. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

According to the Press Association, the singer told reporters at Arlanda Airport that she was “so incredibly happy” and felt proud to be only the second person to win the contest twice.

“On the plane home, I had my first burst of joy and looked out at the sky. I am so incredibly happy about this. I am so proud that Sweden sent me,” she said.

Loreen previously won in 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with her song Euphoria.

Eurovision Song Contest winner Loreen on stage to celebrate with fans in Kungstradgarden park in Stockholm, Sweden. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

Until this week, the only person to have won Eurovision twice was Ireland’s Johnny Logan.

Sweden’s latest victory was the country’s seventh, matching Ireland’s record.

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