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IRELAND

An old ship that ferried people to and from the Aran Islands now lies capsized in a Dublin dock Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar defended the government’s “legal strategy” for limiting payouts to nursing home residents for controversial charges. 
• Gardaí are examining links between online misinformation and an arson attack on a building in Dublin’s north inner city yesterday evening.
• The Creeslough community remembered the victims of the tragic explosion in October and thanked emergency services at a concert last night.
• Consumer prices rose by 7.7% over the last year to January.
• Stephen Silver, who denies murdering Garda Colm Horkan but admits to his manslaughter, told gardaí that the deceased tried to attack him.
• Clare Island residents are fighting to improve a “dangerous” pier that provides a connection to the mainland. 
• A man who was one of two that launched a “merciless” attack on a man sitting in Phoenix Park has been jailed for 27 months.
• An extension of drinking hours later into the night could be harmful to public health and safety, stakeholders have told TDs. 

THE WORLD

US President Joe Biden arrives back at the White House after speaking in Baltimore yesterday

#CLIMATE There is a high probability of global warming reaching 2 degrees Celsius by mid-century, according to a new study.  

#US President Joe Biden said the US will not provide F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine.

#UK The UK is set to be the only economy in the G7 to experience a recession this year, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

PARTING SHOT

The latest episode of Journal Media’s The Explainer x Noteworthy podcast is out now with a closer look at key issues facing small Irish islands causing numbers to drop and pushing them closer to depopulation. Here’s how to listen.