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IRELAND

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the Teagasc Research Farm to hear about the research being done to promote sustainable farming across Ireland. Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment Doug Peters / EMPICS Entertainment / EMPICS Entertainment

• Four new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in the Republic of Ireland, all in the west, brining the total number of confirmed cases here to six.
• Two more cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Northern Ireland, bringing the total number of cases there to three. 
• The solicitor of alleged Islamic State-member Lisa Smith said the Irish woman is “anxious” to get her case underway in order to prove her innocence.
• A woman charged with the murder of her three children at their home in Dublin was further remanded in custody pending a psychiatric evaluation. 
• Fianna Fáil’s Michael McGrath said his party is ready to begin government formation talks with Fine Gael.
• A woman accused of the murder of Gareth Kelly following a fatal knife attack in a west Dublin suburb last week was “too unwell” to face court today.
• Fewer houses will lose their front gardens and fewer trees will be felled under revised BusConnects plans for Dublin unveiled today by the National Transport Authority. 

WORLD

A woman at Green Park station on the London Underground tube network wearing a protective facemask. Kirsty O'Connor / PA Wire/PA Images Kirsty O'Connor / PA Wire/PA Images / PA Wire/PA Images

#US: Joe Biden may have reclaimed front-runner status in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination after notching up impressive Super Tuesday primary victories over Bernie Sanders.

#US: Billionaire Mike Bloomberg announced he is dropping out of the Democratic presidential race.

#UK: Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he is “sticking by” Home Secretary Priti Patel as she faced further allegations about bullying behaviour.

#WORLDWIDE: The release date for James Bond film No Time To Die was postponed amid fears around Covid-19.

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