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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Luas strike ends, and Trump on his way to Ireland – it’s your Evening Fix.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

3/6/2016 Forbidden Fruit Festival .Pictured (LtoR) Sophie Bonus and Saoirse Kelly from Wicklow at day one of the Forbidden Fruit Festival at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham in Dublin Sam Boal Sam Boal

WORLD

Yamato Tanooka Missing Japanese seven-year-old Yamato Tanook, who turned up safe and well earlier today AP AP

#JAPAN: A seven-year-old boy who was abandoned in a bear-inhabited forest as punishment has been found alive.

#EUROPE: Floods on the continent have killed ten people and forced thousands from their homes.

#BRITAIN: A student who called out David Cameron for ‘waffling’ has said she doesn’t care if she was rude.

#BOSS MESSI: Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been compared to a ‘crime boss’ at his trial for tax evasion.

INNOVATION

PARTING SHOT

Poor Jeremy Corbyn. This week the UK Labour Party leader had a Vice News documentary screened about him, which was pretty good by all accounts. But now that documentary has been given a slight makeover in the style of the UK Office, made infamous by Ricky Gervais’ David Brent.

And it really is a dead ringer to be honest:

Jon Harvey / YouTube

On Snapchat: Riverfest is on in Dublin this weekend so we went along to have a look – check out our sailing story.

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