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IRELAND
- An explosion near the Fermanagh-Cavan border was a deliberate attempt to target police officers, PSNI has said.
- A firm that built 42 schools, which were later found to have structural defects, has been awarded a contract to build a new block at University Hospital Limerick.
- The HSE was criticised by disability advocacy groups for scrapping a €31.80 per week allowance for those starting rehabilitative training programmes next month.
- 610 complaints have been made about taxis in the first six months of this year, according to figures provided by the National Transport Authority (NTA).
- The HSE is carrying out multiple investigations into a number of pharmacies which have been accused of effectively defrauding the State .
- A new preclearance process was introduced to make it easier for partners of Irish citizens who are not from the European Economic Area to live and work in Ireland.
- Irish Water warned about potential smells from the Ringsend Wastewater Treatment Plant in the coming days due to maintenance at the facility.
THE WORLD
#UNITED STATES: US President Donald Trump confirmed he is interested in buying Greenland but said it was not a priority for his administration.
#BREXIT: The UK government moved to downplay Operation Yellowhammer, the secret plans for a no-deal Brexit which were leaked over the weekend.
#GRAN CANARIA: A fire on the Spanish holiday island forced the evacuation of some 5,000 people.
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PARTING SHOT
A traffic officer in the UK has described this homemade motorcycle as the “most unusual vehicle” he had apprehended in 26 years.
'Most unusual' vehicle stopped on M25 in Hertfordshire https://t.co/O3Bwxi9GyO
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) August 19, 2019

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