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IRELAND

Security was high on Portland Row where the body of Eddie Hutch who was murdered last week was brought to his sister's house. Leon Farrell Leon Farrell

• Couples who were left in limbo after the closure of a Tipperary hotel where they were due to have their wedding –  have been told that their receptions will be honoured.
• The Labour Party has outlined its intention to hold a referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
• Ireland ranks just above the US in terms of social benefits and is lagging behind the other major EU economies, according to a new analysis.
• A man who went to view a student’s room and sexually assaulted her when she let him in, has lost an appeal against his sentence.
• Outgoing Sinn Féin TD Sandra McLellan has spoken of ’vicious’ efforts to undermine her.
• Thousands of Meteor customers were without service today following a major network outage.
• This One Direction election ad sparked a huge debate on Twitter today.
• Brown Thomas has been granted a full bar licence.

INTERNATIONAL

#MEXICO: Donald Trump and Pope Francis got into a proper row today.

#CUBA: President Barack Obama has announced that he will make a landmark visit to Cuba next month.

#ARGENTINA: A dolphin which was washed up on a beach has died after beach-goers passed it around to take selfies.

INNOVATION

• Google’s internet-balloon test flight went awry when one crashed into a tea field.
• Sick of his old mouse, this guy decided to make his own…from wood.

PARTING SHOT 

A sonogram has shown a dying twin holding the hand of his unborn sister.

The unborn baby boy weighs just nine ounces, compared to his twin sister who weighs over two pounds. His chances of survival are slim.