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Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Two deaths in Louth, dangers to cyclists and house prices had people talking today.

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

IRELAND

PastedImage-32959 Pictured are, from left, Aoife Gibney, Rachel Croash, Carolyn Holt, Sarah Shine, Dr. Veronica Dunne, Shauna Buckingham, Niamh O'Sullivan, Padraic Rowan and Agniescka Ciupek marking the opening of applications for the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition and the news of a new alliance between the Veronica Dunne International Singing Competition and Wexford Festival Opera which will see the winner given an opportunity to perform at the Festival. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

INTERNATIONAL

France Saudi King Beach Flap The mansion owned by the the king of Saudi Arabia, is seen in Golfe Juan Vallauris, southeastern France, Sunday, July 26, 2015. Saudi King Salman and an entourage of hundreds arrived on Saturday for a holiday on the French Riviera, where over 100,000 residents have petitioned against the closure of the public beach called la Mirandol in front of his mansion and the installation of a temporary elevator, seen on the right of the picture. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#NOT SO NICE: The French Riviera is in lockdown – because the King of Saudi Arabia is in town.

#STATE OF YOU: The French government is in trouble because it gave Ryanair €10 million in state aid.

#MORE GUNS: A US Presidential candidate thinks that more guns in public are the answer to the country’s gun violence problems.

INNOVATION

PARTING SHOT

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