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IRELAND

• Three children were airlifted to hospital after being injured in a fire in West Cork.
• Michael Noonan announced that he would appear before the Public Accounts Committee.
• The High Court heard that inmates were held in solitary confinement at Oberstown Youth Detention Centre for 24 hours.
• New figures show at least 168 people were sleeping rough on the streets of Dublin last night.
• A man died in a Galway car crash.

WORLD

Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons, left, comforts Tiffany Crutcher, twin sister of Terence Crutcher who was shot and killed by Tulsa Police Friday night Sept. 16, 2016. Mike Simons / Tulsa World via AP Mike Simons / Tulsa World via AP / Tulsa World via AP

#US: Protests were held after an unarmed black man was shot and killed by white police officers in Oklahoma.

#BRANGELINA: Angelina Jolie Pitt filed for divorce from her husband Brad Pitt.

#SYRIA: The UN suspended all humanitarian aid convoys in Syria after a deadly air raid hit trucks delivering aid near Aleppo, killing volunteers and civilians.

INNOVATION

• Tinder and Spotify are teaming up to give users a chance to add a song to their their profile (via The Guardian).
• The US army has built an “ambidextrous” grenade (via The BBC).

PARTING SHOT

Coláiste Chamuis, one of Ireland’s longest running Irish summer colleges, has entered into a best scarecrow competition for the NAtional Ploughing Championships.

Here’s what they came up with:
https://www.facebook.com/colaiste.chamuis/videos/552821384906552/