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IRELAND

Poet Paula Meehan and photographer Dragana Jurišić collaborate on new book celebrating history and residents of 14 Henrietta Street. Marc O'Sullivan Marc O'Sullivan

• Parents of children placed in Hyde and Seek creches have spoken about feeling “betrayed” after an expose by RTÉ Investigates.
• Irishman Keith Byrne, who has lived in the US for over ten years but is now facing deportation, is to be released from detention for 30 days.
• A Cavan meat factory worker has been jailed for nine years for using his boning knife to kill his housemate.
• Ireland has been confirmed as the host of the 2026 Ryder Cup.
• DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson has said if the EU doesn’t compromise in relation to Brexit then “we are facing no deal”.
• A man was hospitalised after he was injured by a rampaging cow that broke free from a mart in Ennis, Co Clare.
• Ireland’s first digital surgery unit was opened at the Mater Hospital in a bid to improve cancer patient outcomes.
• Four more weeks of unpaid parental leave will be offered to parents of children aged 12 and under from September.
• The Inspector of Prisons has found that there is evidence to support allegations that a tracking device was placed on the private car of a prison officer.
• The Court of Appeal has set a date of 8 October over a controversial High Court citizenship ruling delivered last week.

WORLD

Paris recorded its hottest ever temperature today at over 42 degrees. PA Images PA Images

#THE HEAT IS ON: A record-breaking heatwave has seen temperature records smashed across the European continent and UK services struggling to cope.

#RAPPER: A Swedish prosecutor has charged US rapper A$AP Rocky with assault over a fight in Stockholm last month.

#EPSTEIN: US billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who is accused of sexually assaulting underage girls, was found injured in his jail cell after a possible suicide attempt.

PARTING SHOT

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Ireland’s Rhasidat Adeleke sealed a superb sprint double at the European Youth Olympics in Baku by winning the 200m gold medal.

The 16-year-old produced another emphatic performance at the Tofig Bahramov Stadium, adding to her 100 metres title she won on Tuesday.