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During the referendum campaign I said I want my country back, and I’m saying today I want my life back. And it begins right now.

Nigel Farage stepped down as leader of Ukip.

I was told I would never write with a pen – and now I’m a teacher.

James Cawley wrote about the challenges of Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congentia, and the importance of remaining positive.

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I’ll be with you, whatever.

A memo from Tony Blair to George W. Bush ahead of the War in Iraq, released as part of the Chilcot report.

The dignity shown to the tiny corpse of my nephew in the hospital, in the mortuary and on his first and final journey home will not be extended to my son as he will have to be locked in the boot of the car on a ferry journey back across the Irish Sea or his ashes delivered by a courier weeks later, along with Amazon and eBay purchases.

Clare Daly read out a letter she received from a woman who recently received a diagnosis that the foetus she was carrying had a condition of fatal foetal abnormality and was incompatible with life.

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It is interesting to note that the AIB group chief credit officer at the time the loan was advanced went on after leaving AIB to join the boards of Siteserv, Topaz and the Beacon Hospital, all owned by Mr. Denis O’Brien. Why was that? My point has always been that while there may be perfectly legitimate answers to these questions, they stand out as very obvious questions to ask.

New allegations about Denis O’Brien’s finances were made in the Dáil by Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy.

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We’re hurting. Our profession is hurting, Dallas officers are hurting. We are heartbroken.

Dallas police chief David Brown after snipers shot dead five officers.

I think some people need to be aware of responsibilities they have to be here in the chamber when legislation is to be discussed and debated.

TDs were chastised by Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl after too few deputies turned up, and the proceedings couldn’t begin.

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There was a lot of stuff going on. We just wanted to get out, get away, focus and go back to doing what we love: training and studying martial arts. So we picked up and we went to Iceland.

Conor McGregor admitted that he could have handled his recent dispute with the UFC differently, after it resulted in his rematch against Nate Diaz being removed from the main-event slot at this weekend’s UFC 200.

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Australia is America 50 years ago, sunny and slow, a throwback, which is why you go there for throwback people. They still live and die with the plot turns of soap operas in Melbourne and Perth, still dwell in a single mass market in Adelaide and Sydney. In the morning, they watch Australia’s Today show. In other words, it’s just like America, only different.

An extract from the widely-criticised profile on actress Margot Robbie in Vanity Fair by Rich Cohen.

I don’t know what it means – but we need to learn what it means.

Richard Boyd Barrett used dabbing to make a point in the Dail.