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IRELAND

A group of individuals participates in a religious procession, carrying colourful banners and symbols while walking outside the GPO. Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / © RollingNews.ie / © RollingNews.ie

• A man in his 50s has been hospitalised after being attacked by an XL Bully dog at a property in Crumlin, Dublin 12 yesterday evening.
• Two men were hospitalised with serious injuries following an incident in which shots were fired at a house in Tullamore, Co Offaly.
• TDs have echoed calls for a public inquiry into the state’s handling of abuses carried out by disgraced doctor Micheal Shine, ahead of a meeting between survivors and the Health Minister.
• Protestors calling f0r sanctions on Israel marched in protest in Dublin this afternoon. 
• A search took place for missing 56-year-old farmer Micheal Gaine in Co Kerry. 
• A plasterer off his medication was “unhinged” – attacking a store manager and brandishing a hammer – during a series of violent shop raids in Dublin, a court heard.

INTERNATIONAL

A pink smoke is fired as people march during the international day against racism and fascism, in Paris, France. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#LEBANON: Two people including a girl were killed in an Israeli attack on a southern Lebanese town today, state media reported, after Israel launched air strikes in response to cross-border rocket fire.

#THE VATICAN: Pope Francis is to be discharged from hospital tomorrow after five weeks of treatment.

#UNITED STATES: US boxing legend George Foreman has died at the age of 76, his family announced.

#HEATHROW AIRPORT: Heathrow Airport is “open and fully operational”, a day after the airport was forced to close after a loss of power caused by a fire at a nearby substation.

PARTING SHOT

TATTOOS CAN BE more than decorative ink on a body; they can have therapeutic effects for cancer survivors, a researcher at Dublin City University says.

Adam Daly, a psychology researcher at Dublin City University, is examining the practice of therapeutic tattooing for cancer survivors. Daly said such tattoos can fulfil a “psychological purpose” as well as being an aesthetic choice.

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