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Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

First leaders debate, journalists threatened by criminal gangs and Luas strike – it’s the Evening Fix.

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

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INTERNATIONAL 

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#ENGLAND: Adam Johnson has been sacked by Sunderland after admitting sexual activity with an underage girl.

#MEXICO: At least 52 inmates have been killed in prison brawl as prisoners fought with bats, sticks and blades and ignited a fire in the overcrowded penitentiary.

#GERMANY: A 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard has gone on trial today for complicity in the murders of tens of thousands of people at the Nazi concentration camp.

INNOVATION

PARTING SHOT 

If you didn’t manage to get tickets for Bruce today – it might be worth heading to the pub when he’s in the capital.

On his many journeys to Ireland Bruce Springsteen has made a habit of popping into some Dublin pubs for a pint.

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