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Ireland's Paul O'Donovan celebrating his gold medal win at the World Rowing Championships today. Herman Dingler / INPHO Herman Dingler / INPHO / INPHO

IRELAND

• Irish boxers are being investigated for betting during the Olympics.
• Kevin Mallon is due to be released on bail in Rio.
• Paul O’Donovan won a gold medal at the World Rowing Championship.
• The Sydney Rose lifted the lid on the festival’s reaction to her abortion remarks.
• Gardaí seized a gun and ammunition in Dublin.
• Rural TDs are rowing over children’s school buses.
• The family court heard a child is not being told when his father might visit to ‘avoid disappointment’

The coffin of nine-year-old Giulia Rinaldo, who was killed in an earthquake in Italy.

WORLD

#ITALY: Family members said goodbye to loved ones lost in this week’s earthquake as the country observed a national day of mourning.

#TERRORISM: The Islamic State group released a video showing five children carrying out prisoner executions.

#KENT: A motorcyclist was injured when a footbridge collapsed over a motorway.

#GERMANY: Angela Merkel warned citizens to stockpile food and water in case of a terrorist attack.

#CAST AWAY: Two men who were washed up on an uninhabited island were saved after writing ‘SOS’ in the sand.

INNOVATION

• A study found a way of telling whether a person is depressed by their use of Instagram filters.
• Have some time to kill? You can now play Solitaire on Google search.

PARTING SHOT

It was a very good day for Ireland thanks to this young man. Here is the moment Paul O’Donovan met his dad after his gold medal win and got a well-deserved hug. Lovely.