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IRELAND

Claire Peelo and the Holy Family School for the Deaf at the People of Tolka River Valley Concert. Mark Stedman Mark Stedman

• A terminally ill woman who received the wrong cancer smear test results was awarded €2.5 million.
• An Irish man is in a critical condition after he was attacked near Anfield football ground in Liverpool.
• The parents of baby Mark Molloy, who died 22 minutes after his birth at Portlaoise Hospital, have said they are “very upset” over the outcome of an inquiry.
• An additional 3,400 victims of the tracker mortgage scandal have been identified.
• A 77-year-old father of six avoided a jail term for sexually assaulting his seven-year-old neighbour.
• Revenue has announced plans to scrap the traditional P60 and P45 forms.
• Cyclists staged a lie-down protest outside Leinster House calling for better safety on the roads.
• The anti-repeal Love Both group called for referendum discussions to focus on alternatives to abortion.

WORLD

St Mary's Lighthouse in Whitley Bay in the English northeast coast. Owen Humphreys / PA Images Owen Humphreys / PA Images / PA Images

#COPENHAGEN: The Danish inventor found guilty of the premeditated murder and sexual assault of a Swedish journalist on his homemade submarine has been handed a life sentence.

#TORONTO: A Canadian man charged over the killing of 10 people with a van is believed to have had a grudge against women, who made up most of the victims.

#THE SIMPSONS: The actor who plays Apu on The Simpsons says he’s willing to step aside following the ongoing controversy over the character.

PARTING SHOT

Irish President Michael D Higgins has addressed the United Nations General Assembly, and invoked the spirit of the Good Friday Agreement as a template for world peace