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IRELAND

Kai Plunkett aged 6 years old views the world from through the letterbox of his grandmother's home in Coolock, Dublin. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Health officials have confirmed a further 44 reported deaths of patients diagnosed with Covid-19 and 388 new cases of the disease in Ireland 
• Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe warned unemployment will reach 22% by the end of the summer
• No licences will be considered for events of over 5,000 people until September at the earliest 
• Debenhams workers were moved on by gardaí in Dublin after gathering to demand better treatment from the company, which announced it was to close 
• The State is to oppose a High Court challenge brought by John Waters and Gemma O’Doherty against laws introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
• RTE broadcaster Sean O’Rourke announced he is to retire in May.  

WORLD

Badger the Border Collie at Shrawley Wood in Worcestershire. PA PA

#KIM JONG UN: South Korea played down a report today that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un was being treated after surgery, as speculation mounted over his absence from a key anniversary.

#IMMIGRATION: US President Donald Trump plans to temporarily suspend immigration to the United States because of the Covid-19 pandemic, despite the US already being the worst-hit country in the world.

PARTING SHOT

Well this is very wholesome: a video of a garda ushering a family of ducks away from the pub and back to the water.

As one clever Tweeter said: “The old bill with the young bill.”

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