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

ELECTION 2016 

LATEST... Fianna Fáil leader Mr Martin, who cast his ballot along with his family at St Anthony's Boys National School in Cork,  refused to forecast the outcome.

LATEST... Ireland's president and leading politicians have cast their votes  as the country goes to the polls.

ANALYSIS... There appears to be a certain overall illogicality at play here that simply defies explanation,  writes Alison O’Connor

SOCIAL... You might think you are alone in thinking that the election campaign  isn’t being taken seriously by canvassers and politicians, but you are not.

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

IRELAND

A young woman with an incurable disease who has to rely largely on fundraising for treatment abroad because of a lack of expertise in Ireland has made a heartfelt plea to politicians  not to take away her welfare benefits should she get married.

A father murdered in Belfast as part of a suspected criminal feud was shot through a bathroom door as his terrified son watched,  police have said.

A man who sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl while her mother was away  has been jailed for one year.

A boy has been killed in a car crash in West Dublin.  He died on Grange View Grove in Clondalkin at around 1.40pm this afternoon.

WORLD

A drone was flown within a few metres of a passenger jet landing at Heathrow Airport,  continuing a recent spate of near-misses.

Two brothers hauled back to court for mocking a judge on Facebook  after she decided not to send them to prison for drug dealing have now been jailed for two years.

SPORT

Gianni Infantino is FIFA's ninth president after being elected  at the world governing body's extraordinary congress in Zurich today.

Manuel Pellegrini expects Wilfried Bony, Jesus Navas and Eliaquim Mangala  to be a part of Manchester City's Capital One Cup final squad after the trio trained on Friday ahead of Sunday's clash with Liverpool.

BUSINESS

Google has said it will back Apple - in its court challenge against the FBI  over the security of the iPhone.

One of the most frustrating things in life is opening up the Chrome web browser and being confronted with this screen.  That little dinosaur is an enormous source of woe and annoyance. Look at him, standing proud and defiantly stopping you from accessing the internet. But wait, before you leave this window in anger, hit the space bar. Something wonderful happens.

ANALYSIS

Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump are king and queen of the American Dream,  barometers for how far a person can go and how low a culture can sink, writes Lynn Stuart Parramore

EXAM VIRAL

A 23-year-old Ukrainian national has been arrested in the US after allegedly posing as a high school student   for the past four years.

It seems scientists really have created the first mathematical model  to explain how things go viral online.

TECHNOW

GAMING: The age of modern day and future shooters could be  coming to an end.  Battlefield 5, according to a retailer's listing and spotted by PCGamesN, will be taking us back in time.

MOVIES: Saoirse Ronan starring, Oscar nominated drama Brooklyn has just arrived on home video in Ireland - see it now!

TECH: The Welsh Rugby Union has released a 360-degree that  puts you pitchside for the Welsh anthem during their 6 Nations clash with Scotland.

SHOWBIZ

Our new best friend Adele (no, she doesn’t know it yet) was on guest on the Ellen DeGeneres show  last week and it made us fall in love with her even more.

MOST READ RIGHT NOW

Polling centres around the country are gearing up for the tea time rush  as the public chooses the next Government.

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