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IRELAND

A prominent member of the Continuity IRA was shot dead in Belfast.
Tom Meagher has written about the murder of his wife Jill.
Two paragliders have been airlifted to hospital after a crash.
A garda is in hospital after being rammed by a stolen van.
The Irish Times will explain why a controversial cartoon was removed.
A lot of Irish people think religion plays a negative role in society.
A Spanish fishing boat was detained off the Cork coast.
Two off-duty paramedics saved a man’s life at a Phoenix Park race.
A 4-year-old boy died in a crash in Laois.
People are concerned about not being able to buy alcohol today.

INTERNATIONAL

Nepal Everest Avalanche AP Photo / Kevin Frayer, File AP Photo / Kevin Frayer, File / Kevin Frayer, File

#ARRESTED: The captain of the South Korean ferry which sank leaving hundreds of people missing, feared dead, has been arrested.

#EVEREST: At least 12 sherpas have died after an avalanche on the slopes of Mount Everest. It is believed to be the deadliest climbing tragedy on the mountain.

#NOT IMPRESSED: In a speech to mark 34 years of independence from Britain, Zimbabwe’s leader Robert Mugabe has lashed out at Europe’s “homosexual nonsense“.

INNOVATION

One in three Android apps on non-Google stores are malicious, according to this research. [Guardian]
Yahoo is huge. It’s the fourth-biggest internet domain in the US, has one of the most popular email clients, and sells more online ads than almost anyone else. It’s also worthless. [Quartz]

PARTING SHOT

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Much has been written about Gabriel García Márquez, the Nobel-prize winning Colombian author who died yesterday at the age of 87. The Guardian has put together this excellent collection of the best quotes from his books. There are some gems here, even if you’ve never read his books. Personal favourite?

He soon acquired the forlorn look that one sees in vegetarians

Originally published 8.59pm

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