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An aerial view of Electric Picnic in Stradbally last night. Tony Kinlan Tony Kinlan

IRELAND

• In Carlow, a man in his 50s was killed in a single-vehicle crash.
• A man in his 70s died in an early morning house fire in Waterford.
• Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after shots were fired at the door of a garda van in Dublin.
• A man was shot in the leg in a paramilitary-style assault in Derry.
• A memorial service for an Irishman killed in a plane crash was told someone must take responsibility for the IT failure that led to 157 deaths.
• The Minister for Transport wants all of his fellow Cabinet members to get rid of their petrol and diesel vehicles.
• Gardaí seized €42,000 worth of heroin and a arrested a man in his 20s in north county Dublin.
• Concerns have been raised about the impact of the recruitment freeze on mental health posts in Ireland. 

A rioter with a Molotov cocktail in Hong Kong. Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

WORLD

#HONG KONG: Police fired tear gas and water cannon as protesters defied the rally ban. 

#BREXIT: Tens of thousands of people protested all across Britain against the decision to suspend parliament weeks before Brexit. 

#GLASGOW: Police have promised a robust approach in their investigation into a riot during an Irish unity march in Glasgow yesterday evening.

#UNITED STATES: A woman who was left to give birth alone in a jail cell is suing the city of Denver. 

#GUANTANAMO BAY: A trial date has been set for the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 terror attacks. 

PARTING SHOT

Roscommon’s Aoife O’Rourke has won a gold medal at the European Elite Women’s Boxing Championships in Madrid.