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IRELAND

Another vote for taoiseach will not be called until Enda Kenny is assured of winning, it has emerged.

Gardaí are investigating reports a gunman shot dead an innocent homeless man in a reckless attempt to murder his intended target.

Tesco has confirmed it is investigating an incident at its store in Ballincollig, Co Cork, in which a shopper appears to have been struck by a container wrongly placed on a travelator.

A garda has been charged with illegally disclosing information and possession of cocaine.

Ryanair is to extend its summer services from Cork to three destinations into its winter 2016 schedule.

WORLD 

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders aggressively challenged each other's fitness to be president in a Democratic debate, with the vital New York primary just days away.

An 18-year-old woman live-streamed the rape of her 17-year-old friend by a man with whom she had been drinking, a prosecutor has said in announcing a rape and kidnapping indictment.

SPORT

It drives spin-off business in Kinsale to the tune of around €10m every year. Little wonder the reopening yesterday of the acclaimed Old Head golf links for 2016 has the town smiling. It isn’t just a boon for golfers, writes Tony Leen

Dónal Óg Cusack has been resourceful in articulating his views of Kilkenny. He’ll be hoping to show just as much ingenuity in assisting Davy Fitzgerald in drowning the Cats on Sunday, now that he shares the same sideline with him.

BUSINESS

Newly established food producers will be salivating at the prospect of setting up shop in Cork’s prestigious English Market thanks to a new initiative aimed at attracting new blood to the 228-year old market.

US cybersecurity company Malwarebytes has said it may need another office in 18 months, even as it opened new EMEA headquarters in Cork yesterday.

ANALYSIS

It is time to demand our watchkeepers protect the country’s most vulnerable children and make tangible changes to our child protection system and processes, writes Linda Gibbons

LIFESTYLE

In the summer of 1991 Paul Clements hitchhiked the coastline of Ireland for his first travel book. Twenty-five years on, he retraced his footsteps for a new book based on a journey along the Wild Atlantic Way – this time by car and bike, on foot and on horseback

VIRAL

A Dublin man has made an incredibly powerful video detailing his struggle with depression.

The crew from Dublin's Charleville Lodge Hotel are at it again.

TECHNOW

GAMING: Final Fantasy fans - good news! The ninth entry in the series has just been released on PC via Steam.

MOVIES: Spider-Man Homecoming has only just been revealed as the title of the new standalone Spidey movie, which is coming about thanks to a unique collaboration between Marvel and Disney. And now we might know who he could be facing off against.

TECH: Facebook is holding its F8 event at the moment in the US, which means a whole load of new features are being announced.

SHOWBIZ

TV presenter Laura Whitmore has confirmed she’s leaving I’m Celebrity Get Me Out of Here…Now!

MOST READ RIGHT NOW

After watching his Liverpool side claim an exhilarating 4-3 win over Borussia Dortmund, you could understand Jurgen Klopp being quite excited.

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