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IRELAND

Revenue drugs dog helps to sniff out a large haul of illegal substances at Dublin Port RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• A status orange wind warning has been issued for five counties as Storm Kathleen is set to hit Ireland on Saturday.
• Fresh charges for committing “riot” have been brought against two men already accused of serious offences during a massive outbreak of violence, looting and arson in Dublin last year.
• Concerns have been raised about a possible link between psychosis and vape products containing synthetic cannabis, with some experts calling for HHC to be made illegal.
• Minister for Public Expenditure Paschal Donohoe says he has no plans to step down from his Cabinet role and will be contesting the next general election.
• The planting of non-native trees in peat areas is putting Ireland’s pristine waters at risk, a new investigation by Noteworthy has revealed.
• An Irish man was among three people who died in a helicopter crash in the Swiss Alps on Tuesday. 
• The GAA has said no one is permitted to use its Croke Park trademark “in jest or otherwise” after it allegedly reported Supermac’s April Fool’s Day joke on their Instagram and Facebook account.
• A man has been arrested after Revenue officers seized herbal cannabis worth €1.1 million at Dublin Port. 

INTERNATIONAL

People gather to place candles and flowers in honor of Damian Soból, a Polish aid worker who was killed by an Israeli airstrike Alamy Alamy

#CONDITIONAL US President Joe Biden has told Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu that America’s continued support depends on Israeli actions to protect Gaza civilians, conditioning aid as he urged an “immediate ceasefire.”

#RULED OUT UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has ruled out Nato troops being sent to Ukraine, to avoid giving Russian President Vladimir Putin a target.

#NO DEAL A US judge has rejected a bid by Donald Trump to delay his 15 April hush money criminal trial until the Supreme Court rules on the presidential immunity claims he raised in another of his criminal cases.

PARTING SHOT

Laura (age 9) and Tom (aged 6) from Leixlip, Co Kildare Leon Farrell Leon Farrell

Laura (9) and Tom (6) are siblings of two-year-old Sean Daly. Their family is supported by the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation.

Above they are pictured in Dublin’s RHA Gallery at the launch of Incognito, Ireland’s biggest online art sale.

Buyers have no idea who the artists behind each piece are until after the sale has closed.

In aid of the Jack and Jill Children’s Foundation, funds go to support in-home nursing care and respite support services for over 400 children across Ireland.

Now in its eighth year, there are more than 1,200 artists lending their support to Incognito in 2024, with over 3,300 original postcard-size artworks for sale.

Each piece is priced at €65, no matter the artist.

Buyers will have three weeks to peruse and pick their favourite pieces at www.incognito.ie before the sale goes live on Wednesday, April 24

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