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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

An excavation of an alleged mass grave in Tuam, a major cannabis seizure and the funeral of Shimon Peres all had people talking today.

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

IRELAND

Inspire Fashion 0006 (1) Model Kayla McGowan today at the launch of Inspire, Munster's fashion event held at the Crescent Shopping Centre, Limerick. True Media True Media

WORLD

download (28) Former US President Bill Clinton passes the flag-draped coffin of former Israeli President Shimon Peres today in Israel.

#ISRAEL: World leaders bid farewell to Israeli former-president and Nobel Peace laureate Shimon Peres at his funeral in Jerusalem.

#ROSETTA: The pioneering Rosetta probe crash-landed on Comet 67P.

#GERMANY: A woman was arrested after a newborn baby and the skeleton of another infant were discovered in a suitcase in Hanover.

INNOVATION

  • Video game streaming site is going to introduce its own virtual currency (via The BBC)
  • VW’s electric car hopes to be fully self-driving by 2025 (via extremetech.com).

PARTING SHOT

Dublin, isn’t it beautiful? Here’s a poem about folk from the fair city and beyond as part of the UNESCO Dublin City of Literature
https://www.facebook.com/dublincityofliterature/videos/1073019959414092/

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