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IRELAND

A man is in hospital after he was found in the sea last night off the same pier  where five members of the one family died in Buncrana in March.

One of the country's best-known social justice campaigners is promising housing plans that would get rid of housing 'ghettoes'  in favour of a more integrated approach.

Transport Minister Shane Ross is to seek advice on whether he will have to now sell his shares in NTR tolls.  The latest Register of Members’ Interests shows the toll roads company is among a number of firms that Mr Ross has shares in.

Luas drivers are expected to serve notice today of up to eight extra strike days for next month.  The Dublin tram service shut for the tenth time last week as drivers took to the picket lines in the long-running dispute over pay.

For broadcaster Anton Savage, the arrival of a barge carrying a disused Boeing 767 into Enniscrone, Co Sligo was not all  ‘plane’ sailing.  The Today FM presenter narrowly avoided plunging into the ocean as he was spreadeagled in a leap between two vessels.

Eight food businesses were ordered to close last month for breaches in  food safety legislation.  Five of them, all in Dublin, were issued orders under the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act.

An Irish woman is among a BBC team expelled from North Korea for what is been described as "disrespectful reporting".  35-year-old Maria Byrne from Tullow, Co Carlow is a Senior Producer with BBC's Asia Team based in Beijing.

WORLD

Under heavy security, a trial has begun in Belgium of a suspected extremist cell  linked to the ringleader of last year's terror attacks in Paris.

David Cameron will plead with the British public to stay in the EU to keep peaceful relations between European countries,  as he suggests the referendum contest will form a pivotal moment in the continent’s history.

SPORT

UEFA president Michel Platini's ban from football has been reduced from six years to four years  by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Cork v Waterford was an enthralling match, writes Anthony Daly. The people who really missed out were the 5,000 from last week  who opted not to show yesterday.

BUSINESS

A group of influential media from Germany, Spain and the US are in Ireland this week  to experience two of our country's best tourism and gastronomy destinations - The Burren and West Waterford.

When seeking to raise funds for your farm, it is useful to follow a sample checklist  for the range of information likely to be requested about your business.

ANALYSIS

Peter O’Dwyer visits Iceland eight years after the global financial system crashed. Despite taking a very different path to Ireland,  the scars of the catastrophe are still all too evident there as they are here

LIFESTYLE

Gwen Loughman explores the benefits of camping for kids,  but looks at the problem of parental fear around letting go

VIRAL

Jack Chambers, TD for Dublin West, is only 25 years old - one of the youngest TDs elected to the Dáil in February. Speaking on the Marian Finucane show yesterday morning,  the Fianna Fáil TD was asked if he had paid the water charges - he hadn’t but his reasoning was a little different that most.

Sometimes when you place an item for sale in the classifieds it can be hard to make it stand out, but this one from Laois shoots off the page.  Posting on the popular classifieds website DoneDeal.ie last night, the seller (known only as ’The nest’) is hoping to offload a Mercedes Sprinter camper van.

VIDEO

Rev. Peter Rutherford gives the Irish Examiner a brief history on this grave which remained unmarked for 101 years  at St.Multose Church in Kinsale, Co Cork. The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat on May 7 1915.

TECHNOW

GAMING: Mafia 3 is actually coming, and this new feature focusses on the driving in the game.  That mix of stunt driving and a car with real weight and mass sounds like a bit of a refreshing change from the norm for open world games of this type, with a little effort needed to get the most out of your vehicle.

MOVIES: Of all the films that Pixar has made, we never really expected to see a sequel to Finding Nemo.  Sure the original is a charming film but there's nothing in that particular universe which seemed like it still needed to be wrapped up, or that was begging for another film to return us to these characters. But we're sure Pixar has some plans to make a suitably sweet sequel.

TECH: Sometimes you need to be productive, but your friends are less preoccupied and insist on chatting via new British research ship.a messenging service.  a messenging service.

SHOWBIZ

Robbie Williams has announced that he has signed a record deal with Sony to release his 11th studio album.

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Peter O’Dwyer visits Iceland eight years after the global financial system crashed. Despite taking a very different path to Ireland,  the scars of the catastrophe are still all too evident there as they are here

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