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IRELAND

Jennifer O'Sullivan with her dog Socky joins people running in the annual Law Society of Ireland Calcutta Run. Sam Boal Sam Boal

• The first case of monkeypox is confirmed in Republic, while a suspected case is also being investigated.

• A man in his 40s is charged after gardaí seize drugs worth around €1.4 million in searches in Clare and Limerick. 

• The IMO backed potential strike action by NCHDs, previously referred to as junior doctors. 
• DAA warned of “another busy weekend” at Dublin Airport.
• Tens of thousands marched in Belfast as unionism celebrated the centenary of Northern Ireland.
• The potato sector looks forward to Ireland hosting the World Potato Congress from 30 May to 2 June. 

INTERNATIONAL

People mourn for victims of a school mass shooting at Town Square in Uvalde, Texas. Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

#UVALDE Harrowing accounts emerged of the ordeals faced by survivors of the school shooting in Uvalde, as the deeply traumatized town prepared for a visit Sunday by US President Joe Biden.

#NIGERIA More than 30 people are killed during a stampede at an overcrowded church charity event where food was being distributed.

#RUSSIA Putin, Macron, and Scholz have talks lasting 80 minutes - Moscow says it’s ready to look for ways to ship grain stuck in Ukrainian ports but demanded the West lift sanctions.

#UKRAINE Meanwhile, the Russian army confirmed it had seized the strategic town of Lyman in eastern Ukraine.

#PARTYGATE Discontent in the Conservative ranks grows, as MPs fear they may lose their seats over the Downing Street lockdown parties fallout.

PARTING SHOT

Klopp during a press conference earlier this week. PA PA

Liverpool are taking on Real Madrid in the Champions League Final in Paris. 

Writing ahead of the match, John Brewin wrote there’s a realisation that Jurgen Klopp’s team is probably the best in the club’s illustrious history.

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