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IRELAND

Vera Twomey arriving on Kildare Street this afternoon. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Vera Twomey arrived into Dáil Éireann this afternoon after walking from Cork to Dublin to campaign for medicinal cannabis for her daughter.
• There were emotional scenes in court today as Richard Dekker was found guilty of the murder of 17-year-old Daniel McAnaspie at Tolka Valley Park, Blanchardstown on 26 February 2010.
• The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) wants to sell €500,000 worth of goods belonging to 11 individuals it says are linked to the Kinahan organised crime gang.
• Enda Kenny took Leader’s Questions where he said we, as a society, we buried our compassion, humanity and mercy along with the babies at Tuam.
• A cinema in Tallaght was fined €700 after insects were discovered crawling around in a box of sweets.
• Gardaí are worried for the safety of a 30-year-old man who has gone missing from Carrick-on-Shannon in Leitrim.
• It has been over two years since it was launched but Apple Pay is officially available in Ireland today.

INTERNATIONAL

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#UK: George Michael died of natural causes, according to a British coroner.

#INDIA: Police in India said they found 19 aborted female foetuses dumped in a sewer in the western state of Maharashtra.

#THAILAND: Veterinarians in Bangkok yesterday operated on the 25-year-old female green sea turtle nicknamed Bank whose stomach was filled with coins.

PARTING SHOT

Every now and again, a headline so perfect comes around that really puts things into perspective. At the moment, there is uproar in Russia that the new Beauty and the Beast film has a gay scene in it. But a headline from Australian satirical website The Chaser on Sunday has gone viral, as it points out a rather glaring hypocrisy at the heart of the criticism