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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

The jailing of a teenager for murder, a sexual assault in Dublin and fires in Killarney had people talking today.

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

IRELAND

A Capital Celebration of The capital's newest festival, MusicTown 2015, kicked off with an animated and lively contemporary opera performance by festival participants, Wide Open Opera. Sylvia O Brien(banana seller), Sarah Shine, Rachel Croash(right) and Maria Kelly performed I Just Sell My Bananas, a cheerful short opera. Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

INTERNATIONAL

Christie's New York art sales A visitor views at Christie's London showroom 'Swamped' by Peter Doig, which is expected to fetch 20-30 million US Dollars. Dominic Lipinski Dominic Lipinski

#SUICIDE BOMB: A man was arrested in Kansas, preparing to launch a suicide attack on a US military base.

#SHIPWRECK: No survivors have been found after searches were conducted after a deadly shipwreck off the north coast of Haiti.

#SHE’S CLINT-IN: Hilary Clinton will officially launch her US Presidential campaign on Sunday.

#CALIFORNIA: Aerial footage has emerged of police beating a suspect who had been tasered.

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