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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
Rescue 116′s flight recorders, the search for a body in Finglas and a landslide in Colombia…
NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- The AAIU has said an initial analysis of R116′s flight recorders showed up no mechanical anomalies.
- Gardaí in Dublin have begun a search for the remains of rapist James Nolan.
- A woman was killed by a train after chasing her dog onto the tracks in Mayo.
- A former garda said he was not surprised by the revelations about breath tests.
- The Abortion Rights Campaign has given back a €23,000 US donation.
- Cocaine and cannabis worth €1.5 million was found in Artane.
- There is concern for a 16-year-old boy who has been missing since Monday.
- Passport Office costs rose by €4.3 million following the Brexit vote.
WORLD
#COLOMBIA: Mudslides triggered by intense rains have killed at least 112 people.
#PARAGUAY: An activist was shot dead at protesters stormed a government building.
#NOTTINGHAM: Police warned a mother accused of abducting her two sons may pose a risk to the two boys.
#AUSTRALIA: Cyclone Debbie caused the worst flooding in a century.
#SHOW ME THE MONEY: The White House revealed Ivanka Trump and Jared Kishnerhave up to €700 million in assets.
PARTING SHOT
You have probably already spent time playing PacMan on Google Maps, but The Verge has pulled together all of Google’s April Fools’ Day jokes from today, including this for pet-lovers:
