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Street performers run with their donkey over Dublin’s O’Connell Street Bridge as torrential rain falls this morning. Pic: Sam Boal/Photocall Ireland

IRISH

Flooding has hit many parts of Dublin and has forced the evacuation of a hospital ground floor.
Speaking of water, Irish Water says it will create 1,600 jobs with its nationwide metering programme that starts next week.
The government should not ease up on austerity according to the Central Bank.
Gardaí are now confident they’ve identified the badly decomposed body found in a derelict Phibsboro house.
A man has died following a road crash in Wexford.
Michael Lowry believes Revenue leaked details of the search on his home last Tuesday.
There’s been an upsurge in emails sent to people seeking their Permanent TSB bank details.
Drivers at Dublin Bus have voted to go on strike.
James Reilly wants to make Ireland smoke-free by 2025.
Sinn Féin is going to support the abolition of the Seanad.
Labour has lost another councillor who has accused the party of lacking a backbone.
Ireland’s most popular tourist attractions have been revealed.
A fresh appeal has been issued for Deirdre Jacob, a Kildare woman who has been missing for 15 years.

WORLD

Pic: AP Photo/Tony Dejak

#OHIO: Ariel Castro (above), who kept three women as sex slaves for a decade, has been sentenced to more than 1,000 years in prison.

#SPAIN: The driver of the train which derailed in the north of the country earlier this week, killing 78 people, is not answering police questions.

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#SEX OFFENCES: Former broadcaster Stuart Hall’s 15-month sentence for indecent assaults was too lenient and has now been doubled by a court in London.

#DSK: The former head of the IMF, Dominque Strauss Kahn will face trial on pimping charges in Lille, French prosecutors have said.

INNOVATION

With strong demand for Galaxy and falling iPhone sales, Samsung is now the world’s most profitable mobile phone maker [The Guardian]
If you were blown away by Google’s Chromecast dongle that allows you to stream content over your TV then prepare to be disappointed. [Business Insider]

PARTING SHOT

Have you any idea whose false teeth these are?