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Catch-up with what you've missed today with our evening briefing

ELECTION 2016 

LATEST... Tánaiste Joan Burton has said she would not have used the Taoiseach’s “whingers”  term to describe some people in his constituency.

LATEST... A new poll of Cork South Central shows Fine Gael and Labour  will both lose a seat each in the constituency.

ANALYSIS... As this election campaign enters its final days, voters will soon decide who runs the country  for the next five years. This is the most crucial part of the campaign, writes Juno McEnroe

SOCIAL... Award winning Cork based online t-shirt company HairyBaby.com have not been resting on their laurels  for #GE16 and have created six election inspired t-shirt designs.

Visit our #GE16 SECTION for the latest General Election news, views and social content.

IRELAND

A former carer of the year, who has looked after her daughter for more than 50 years,  has had her regular respite care pulled — while 14 other families have been similarly affected.

A total of 134 families became homeless in Dublin in January,  according to Focus Ireland.

A taxi with expired NCT and road tax discs which was provided to European Affairs Minister Dara Murphy’s  general election campaign has been taken off the road.

Orthopaedic surgeons at Cork University Hospital (CUH) must wish they had the nous to correct problems posed by low-hanging light fittings  in a refurbished operating theatre where, it is alleged, one member of staff was momentarily knocked out and at least one other was left requiring stitches.

The UL Hospitals Group, which oversees Limerick’s three hospitals, has apologised to patients  because the city’s emergency department (ED) at University Hospital Limerick is “not fit for purpose”.

A report has found that anti-Muslim racism is an “established reality”  in Ireland, including on-street physical violence.

WORLD

Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange have submitted papers to a Swedish court, asking for his arrest warrant to be overturned.  The move follows a decision by a United Nations panel that his stay in the Ecuadorian embassy in London amounted to "arbitrary detention".

Mayor of London Boris Johnson is to join the campaign for Britain to leave the EU.  Mr Johnson put an end to months of speculation, saying British prime minister David Cameron’s re-negotiation failed to deliver fundamental change in Britain’s relationship with Brussels.

The United States and Russia have agreed on a plan that would create a ceasefire in Syria  starting on Saturday, according to US officials.

SPORT

England midfielder Adam Johnson has told a jury he did not have oral sex with a 15-year-old girl.  Johnson began giving evidence in his trial at Bradford Crown Court, accused of sexual activity with a child.

Manchester United forward Juan Mata admits the club are going through "complicated moments"  which will only be solved by wins.

BUSINESS

The Transport Minister Paschal Donohoe has said the Luas will be 'wrecked'  if an industrial dispute at the company is not ended.

China’s national debt will continue climbing for another four years,  underscoring the risks facing policymakers as they strive to prevent a deeper slowdown without triggering a credit blowout.

ANALYSIS

Seán Heuston was the second youngest person to be executed in the Rising after claiming, to no avail,  his name had been mis-spelt.

EXAM VIRAL

A 106-year-old woman couldn’t contain her excitement at meeting Barack and Michelle Obama  in the White House.

The average supermarket contains enough supplies to keep a person fed and watered  for more than half a century, a scientist has predicted.

TECHNOW

GAMING: The Walking Dead: Michonne's first episode, In Too Deep,  will be released this week. Telltale Games today released a launch trailer for the episode.

MOVIES: Living legend Angela Lansbury was in Dublin at the weekend to take part in a public interview  as part of the Audi Dublin International Film Festival

TECH: Sony Mobile has just announced a new suite of smartphones at Mobile World Congress 2016,  bid welcome to the X range.

SHOWBIZ

Irish men have now been voted as the most irresistible of the male species.  A new poll of 66,000 women surveyed found that Irish men came out on top of the men women fancies the most.

MOST READ RIGHT NOW

A fundraising effort has been established to aid a single mother whose open letter on her life of poverty  went viral this week.

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