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IRISH

• The President will convene a rare meeting of the Council of State over the abortion bill next week.
• A badly decomposed body has been found in a derelict house in Phibsboro.
• Thirty people were dramatically rescued from a tall ship which ran aground off the Kinsale coast earlier today.
• Revenue has confirmed that nearly 9-out-of-10 housholders liable for the property tax have registered to pay it.
• The trial of four former councillors for corruption has collapsed. [RTÉ]
• Gardaí do not suspect foul play after the discovery of a body at a house in rural Kerry last night.
• Two men have been charged with the death of a Polish man in Ennis earlier this week.
• The government won’t be introducing any more abortion legislation in this term.
• The passport office and gardaí are investigating an alleged fraud by two staff members.
• The property developer has been charged with wasting garda time and making false statements about his alleged kidnapping.
• A bad day for Labour as Nessa Childers resigned her membership, a councillor defected to Fianna Fáil and Róisín Shortall considered her position.
• A good day for Revenue as it seized cigarettes and cannabis and counterfeit vodka.
• A historical mural is being ripped up and put into black bags in north Dublin.
• How much will your water usage cost? We won’t know until at least the end of next year.

WORLD

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#SPAIN: Dozens are dead and hundreds are injured after a train derailment in northern Spain.

#KENNEDY: US president Barack Obama has nominated a Kennedy to be the next ambassador to Japan.

#ROYAL BABY: In what we anticipate will be the last word on this for at least a few days, the royal baby now has a name.

#SNOWDEN: US fugitive/whistleblower Edward Snowden looks set to leave a Moscow airport he has spent over a month in after being given a document allowing him to cross the Russian border.

#EGYPT: The US is delaying a delivery of fighter jets to the country following the recent ousting of Mohamed Morsi as president. [BBC]

INNOVATION

• Is this Google’s answer to Apple TV? The company has launched a dongle it calls Chromecast. It allows you to stream online videos and TV to your TV. [Gigaom]
• Remember when Bitcoin was hot? Not so hot now, as a man has been charged with a multi-million dollar Ponzi fraud involving the virtual currency. [The Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

Love/Hate is Ireland’s answer to The Wire or so says a glowing review from The Guardian as the hit TV show premieres on Channel 5 this evening.

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