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IRELAND

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• Former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave has died at the age of 97.
• Aer Lingus claims to have “benefited substantially” from Ryanair’s recent cancellations crisis.
• The EU is taking Ireland to court over its failure to recover €13 billion from Apple.
• The Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution is meeting for the third time today to discuss the extent change is being driven by international human rights obligations.
• Gardaí believe they have stopped a planned murder after they discovered a loaded handgun in a car this afternoon.
• Adults living in Direct Provision will soon be able to access employment, Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has said this afternoon.
• More than 100 solicitors have contacted An Garda Síochána in relation to issues with the fixed charge notice system which led to thousands of people wrongly receiving convictions and court imposed penalties.
• One in Four has said that sex offenders may be continuing to abuse children despite Tusla being told of their activities.
• Several thousand students marched through Dublin city ahead of rally at Merrion Square this afternoon.
• A supermarket security guard who was caught with nearly €10,000 worth of cannabis and cocaine has been ordered to perform 240 hours of community service in lieu of a prison sentence.

INTERNATIONAL 

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May coughs during her keynote speech to delegates and party members on the last day of the Conservative Party Annual Conference in Manchester Xinhua News Agency Xinhua News Agency

#LONDON: A tube station in London was evacuated this evening after a suspect package was discovered.

#UK: Theresa May’s speech at the Conservative Party conference was interrupted today by a prankster who attempted to hand her a P45.

#LAS VEGAS: The girlfriend of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock has returned to the US, as investigators continue to search for a motive behind the shooting.

#TRUMP: US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has firmly denied he had considered resigning from Donald Trump’s cabinet and refused to comment on claims he had once called the president a “moron”.

PARTING SHOT 

A scorpion appeared on a building site on Baggot Street in Dublin today.

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The unexpected visitor arrived with a delivery of sinks and is suspected to be an unwitting passenger, possibly from Turkey.

The DSPCA received a call from the building site this morning and the scorpion is now in its care. It has called in experts to identify the species of the creature, who has been nicknamed JP by the staff there.