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IRELAND

Minister for Culture Catherine Martin at the Button Factory today ahead of a pilot nightclub event Sasko Lazarov / Rollingnews.ie Sasko Lazarov / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• Public health officials confirmed 1,271 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
• An Garda Síochána raided the homes of three serving gardaí as part of an investigation into claims that members have been assisting a Dublin gang. 
• The HSE is beginning to offer booster vaccines against Covid-19 to people with weakened immune systems.
• Around €17.1 billion has been directly spent as a result of Covid-19 in Ireland, according to a new report. 
• Tánaiste Leo Varadkar defended the Attorney General over “finishing out” private cases from before he was appointed to the role.
• Dublin’s homelessness authority is seeking more regulation of “unofficial” homeless services after the Inner City Helping Homeless (ICHH) controversy.
• US pharmaceutical company Perrigo settled a €1.6 billion Irish tax bill for under €300 million.
• A woman was found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity at the Central Criminal Court.
• A programme of Irish culture will be showcased in Dubai over the next six months as part of Expo 2020, which opened today. 

THE WORLD

Sarah Everard

#UK The police officer who murdered Sarah Everard has been sentenced to spend the rest of his life in prison.

#GERMANY A 96-year-old former Nazi concentration camp secretary absconded hours before her trial was due to open, but was found later today.

#US Britney Spears’ father has been suspended from his role as her conservator with immediate effect after a long legal battle.

PARTING SHOT

After 18 months of empty dancefloors, nightclubs will soon be reopening as restrictions lift later this month.

Tonight, 450 people are attending a pilot event at the Button Factory in Temple Bar, Dublin – here’s how it’s going to work.

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