IRELAND

Stop Climate Chaos activist Meaghan Carmody outside the Grand Hotel in Malahide where the Citizens' Assembly will meet this weekend to consider how the state can make Ireland a leader in tackling climate change. Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• The Disclosures Tribunal continued to hear from Garda Keith Harrison
• The row over Stepaside Garda Station continued
• Leo Varadkar went to an EU leaders’ meeting in Estonia
• A man died in a house fire in Drimnagh
• A Ryanair captain spoke out about conditions at the airline
• Lotto sales soared to €750 million
• Ireland took two golds at the World Rowing Championships
• The Comptroller and Auditor General report was published

INTERNATIONAL

People take a picture on their phones of a rare 17th century portrait of the Duke of Buckingham, George Villiers, by Sir Peter Paul Rubens, on display at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#GERMANY: One or more blackmailers have threatened to poison food products in shops in Germany and elsewhere in Europe unless they receive millions in cash.

#RUSSIA: Twitter revealed that nearly 2,000 ads were placed on the messaging service in 2016 by a Russian media group suspected of trying to interfere with the US presidential election.

#UKIP: An Irishwoman has lost the race to become the new leader of UKIP.

PARTING SHOT

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