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IRELAND
- Brendan Howlin defended his decision to make comments in the Dáil, saying Maurice McCabe had contacted him to express his gratitude.
- Gardaí question solicitor who tried to enter Mountjoy with cocaine in his wallet.
- Irish travellers are genetically as different to Irish settled people as the Spanish.
- Two Irishmen and two men from the UK have been charged with gun-related offences in a Dutch court.
- KBC Bank are staying in Ireland – here are the reasons why.
- Gardaí seized two vehicles, a firearm and ammunition after a search in Dublin.
- A man who was arrested on suspicion of the murder of 10 people in the notorious Kingsmill massacre in Co Armagh in 1976, will not be prosecuted.
- Two take-aways and one restaurant were among five food establishments served closure orders by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland in January.
WORLD
#US SENATE: Jeff Sessions is the new US attorney general, despite fierce debate about his civil rights record and concern whether he’ll provide independent advice.
#SYRIA: Turkish soldiers were killed and wounded when a Russian air strike targeting jihadists in Syria hit a building where the troops were deployed.
#FRANCE: An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France’s northwest coast caused minor injuries, but authorities denied there was a risk of radiation.
PARTING SHOT
When you bring 181 students, 15 teaching staff and a drone together, you get this impressive video. Impressive work by Caherline National School, Limerick.
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