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IRISH

Newly-elected Senator Gerard Craughwell. Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

• Ireland has a new Senator, after Independent candidate Gerard Craughwell won the Seanad seat at the heart of the John McNulty debacle.
• A 27-year-old woman was charged with murdering Orsos Csaba, whose car drove off Arklow pier last March.
• Fianna Fáil said they’d make a €220 million adjustment, in their submission ahead of Tuesday’s Budget.
• Irish nurses wrote to the HSE to ask for practical training in dealing with Ebola, as the Government confirmed it would not set up airport screening for the disease.
• There was a temporary evacuation at Dublin airport after a fire at Burger King.
• We learned that Hollywood stars Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake have taken a defamation case in the Irish High Court.
• Nearly 18,500 people were admitted to psychiatric units in hospitals last year, we learned.
• It emerged that Gardaí have interviewed a woman in relation to the disappearance of Fiona Pender in 1996. (RTE)
• An Aer Lingus flight to Lanzarote was diverted to Shannon after a medical emergency on board.

WORLD

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#MALALA: 17-year-old Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai became the youngest Nobel Peace prize winner in history.

#HORROR: Suspects showed Mexican police new mass graves in the search for dozens of missing students.

#WHERE ARE YOU?: North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has now been missing for five weeks, as rumours about his health intensify.

#EBOLA: A group of experts called for alternative Ebola treatments to be fast-tracked, as the death toll from the ongoing outbreak surpassed 4,000.

#OH SNAP: Hackers claimed to have stolen 100,000 Snapchat photos, and are threatening to leak them.

INNOVATION

• Tesla unveiled its completely automated car. (Guardian)
• Last launched their emoji app Goji. (Techcrunch)

PARTING SHOT

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