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IRELAND

Abigail Farrelly 7yrs with her sister Olivia walk through a field of Daffodils in Fairview Park Dublin this afternoon. Leon Farrell / RN Leon Farrell / RN / RN

• A man and woman were seriously injured in a shooting incident in Bluebell, Dublin this afternoon. 
• Health officials confirmed a further 14 people with Covid-19 had died and 539 new cases of the virus in Ireland. 
• A protest rally calling for an end to Covid-19 lockdown restrictions took place this afternoon in Cork City, resulting in five arrests.
• The body of a man who went missing after a kayaking accident in Co Kildare last weekend was recovered from the River Barrow.  
• The Irish judiciary body voted in favour of adopting new guidelines aimed at reducing the amount of damages that can be awarded to claimants for personal injury cases.
• Stockbrokers Davy announced the resignation of three senior executives days after the Central Bank levied a fine of €4.1 million against the company. 
• Gardaí investigation allegation of indecent assault during the 1970s and 1980s arrested a man in his late 70s.
• Ireland reached the milestone of half a million coronavirus vaccines doses administered, Taoiseach Micheál Martin confirmed. 
• The body of a man was discovered this morning on Moore Street in Dublin. 
• Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney will visit Iran tomorrow to meet with President Hassan Rouhani. 

INTERNATIONAL

Sydney’s annual Mardi Gras went ahead at the Sydney Cricket Ground, where people could socially distance in their seats rather than on the traditional route down Oxford Street. AAP / PA Images AAP / PA Images / PA Images

#COVID RELIEF: The US Senate narrowly approved a 1.9 trillion dollar Covid-19 relief bill. 

#PAPAL VISIT: Pope Francis met with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani – one of the most senior clerics in Shiite Islam – in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf.

#EL DIABLO: Protesters gathered outside Cyprus’ state broadcaster to demand the withdrawal of the country’s Eurovision entry that they say promotes satanic worship.

PARTING SHOT 

President Michael D Higgins released some much sought after photos of his new Bernese Mountain dog, Misneach. 

The five-month-old puppy in training recently joined the Higgins clan following the death of Síoda last year. 

President Higgins taking his dogs Bród and Misneach for a stroll. pic.twitter.com/kJdHD7NWLV

— President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) March 6, 2021