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IRELAND

Leah Farrell St Margaret’s National School Choir with Ryan Tubridy at the launch of the Society of St Vincent de Paul's annual report. Leah Farrell

• Taoiseach Enda Kenny says he has “no plans” to meet Donald Trump on his visit to the US later this month.
• New research showed that over half of Irish people are overweight or obese.
• Pat Hickey is to be given back his passport and permitted to leave Brazil.
• Martin McGuinness appeared before the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.
• A Dublin hotel says it will not be hosting the launch of a new right-wing party.
• The victim of a convicted sex offender has waived her anonymity to speak out.
• Costs of the new children’s hospital have more than doubled to €1 billion.
• Twenty-three libraries are to operate without staff during the evenings and weekends.
• A Wexford man has been sentenced to life in prison for murdering another man on whom he stamped repeatedly.

WORLD

AP / Press Association Images The leather cap of Captain Charles Lindbergh at the Drouot auction house in Paris. AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#TESTY TRANSITION: Donald Trump has hit out at the New York Times and “false news” over claims that his presidential transition is in disarray.

#PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL: Barack Obama is presenting the US’ highest civilian honour to 21 more people including Bruce Springsteen and Robert De Niro.

#NO SHOW: Bob Dylan will not attend the Nobel ceremony to accept his literature prize.

INNOVATION

• Snapchat has filed an initial public offering and is valued at over €20 billion.
• Domino’s Pizza has begun delivering pizzas by drone.

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PARTING SHOT

Dublin Fire Brigade in Phibsboro has had a go at the mannequin challenge.