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IRELAND

The Merrion Hotel in Dublin. Sam Boal Sam Boal

• Five family members accused of sexually abusing small children have been found guilty by a jury following a ten-week Central Criminal Court trial.
• Leo Varadkar said the event at the Merrion Hotel organised by former minister Katherine Zappone was lawful and “probably” within the Fáilte Ireland guidelines
• Fáilte Ireland has updated its guidelines to allow for live music in hospitality
• Gardaí are carrying out preliminary enquiries into indoor gatherings at Kerry TD Danny Healy-Rae’s pub
• Restrictions on communions and confirmations are to be lifted in September
• The Department of Health confirmed 1,782 new cases of Covid-19.

WORLD

The Italian men's 4x100 relay team celebrate winning gold. Paul Kitagaki Jr. Paul Kitagaki Jr.

#US: Three CNN employees were fired for violating the network’s coronavirus policy by coming into the office unvaccinated.

#NEW SOUTH WALES: Australia’s hope of returning to ‘Covid zero’ suffered a fresh blow today, as Sydney reported another record number of new infections and authorities warned residents to brace for worse to come.

PARTING SHOT

Look, nothing is off the table.

Messi on his way to conquer Europe with Bohs.

— Darren Conway (@darren_conway) August 5, 2021

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