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IRELAND

The funeral of David Byrne in Dublin

• Uniformed gardaí maintained a presence around the Francis Street area of Dublin this afternoon, as the funeral of David Byrne took place.
• Fianna Fáil councillor, Joe Crowley, has died while out canvassing for general election candidate Willie O’Dea.
• Luas workers are set to go on strike on St Patrick’s Day.
• A woman’s body has been discovered in a house in Drogheda.
• A number of homeless ‘shelter pods’ popped up around Dublin city overnight.
• A garda has sued over an incident in which a prisoner “rubbed faeces on his face”.
• A former GAA coach has failed in bid to challenge a ruling that he’s a risk to children. 
• A HIQA report found overcrowding, poor hygiene and a risk of infection at Holles Street Maternity Hospital. 
• Last Friday’s Late Late Valentine’s edition blew the TV ratings out of the water for RTÉ.

INTERNATIONAL

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#MEXICO: Authorities found “luxury cells” with aquariums, portable saunas and even a bar at a prison where 49 inmates were killed in a brawl.

#AUSTRALIA: A young girl has died after being bitten by a feared brown snake.

#CATHOLIC CHURCH: A BBC documentary claims John Paul II had an ‘intense friendship’ with a married woman.

INNOVATION

• Apple has acknowledged the ’1970’ bug but isn’t saying when a fix will arrive.
• Adobe has fixed an update that deleted important files without notice.

PARTING SHOT 

The official production announcement for Star Wars: Episode VIII is here.

Disney has released a teaser for the new movie, showing the first scene from the movie to be filmed.