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IRELAND
The Government is on a direct collision course with Europe over demands to allow Ireland maintain special trading links with Britain in the wake of Brexit.
Meanwhile, Brexit, a rise in rent allowance and re-opening rural garda stations are on the agenda for this morning's cabinet meeting.
A grieving father told an inquest yesterday that he has a real problem with the control of alcohol after hearing that his 20-year-old son fell to his death after an all-day drinking session.
Ryanair has been forced to cancel 166 flights to and from France tomorrow. The travel chaos is due to industrial action by French Air Traffic Controllers which will be the 12th day of strike action in 13 weeks.
Around 7,500 enlisted members of the Defence Forces are to be reimbursed a collective €2.25m following a long-running battle to have the dry-cleaning of their uniforms recognised as a legitimate expense.
WORLD
A British government minister has said the UK could hold a second referendum on EU membership. Writing in today's Telegraph newspaper, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said a re-run could happen if Britain can strike a new deal with Europe.
Meanwhile, all 28 EU leaders are meeting for the first time since the UK voted to leave the EU today. Taoiseach Enda Kenny will join UK Prime Minister David Cameron and 26 other heads of state and government in Brussels for a two-day summit later today.
A flight recorder recovered from the doomed EgyptAir jet, which claimed the lives of 66 people when it crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, has been repaired.
SPORT
It has been confirmed that Luke Fitzgerald has announced his retirement from professional rugby. The 28-year-old Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions back has been suffering from a neck injury and has been advised to retire on medical grounds.
The man who guided Tipperary’s U21s footballers to last year’s All-Ireland final says the county does not truly value Gaelic football and those supporting the game are “being undermined from within”.
With record-breaker Robbie Keane expected to announce his international retirement in the aftermath of Euro 2016 and no other striker having stepped up to shoulder the goal load across the four games Ireland played in France, Martin O’Neill makes no secret the hunt for reliable goalscorer is now a top priority as builds towards the next World Cup.
BUSINESS
Volkswagen will repair or buy back polluting US diesel vehicles and pay owners up to £7,500 under a £11bn deal to settle lawsuits stemming from its emissions cheating scandal, a source close to the talks has said.
Sterling will slump to 90 pence against the euro in the coming months in the wake of the Brexit vote, putting pressure on Irish firms exporting to Britain, leading analysts have predicted.
ANALYSIS
There is a dark underbelly to the character of Boris Johnson that will find expression if he becomes British prime minister, says
LIFESTYLE
Is Rory McIlroy right not to be going to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro because of the Zika virus? Or do you think he should play golf anyway, but take the necessary precautions? and debate this much-discussed topic.
VIRAL
If you’ve ever been stuck behind a couple at the bar who are more interested in snogging the face off each other than focusing on the task at hand (ordering drinks), then you will appreciate this.
Cars do not usually drive down stairs. This is because their wheels are made for rolling along flat surfaces and not down pointy and potentially very dangerous stairs. Everybody knows this, it’s just a fact of life. But one car spotted in the German city of Saarlouis decided to bend those rules. He just wanted to live his dream of going down stairs like humans with legs do. He wished, and so he did.
TECHNOW
The animated stars of Fox's shows, aside from The Simpsons, are to be featured in a collectible card game called Animation Throwdown: The Quest for Cards.
The Rock is news&utm_mediumlaunching a YouTube channel[/url, and when your name has a definite article and a really hard thing in it you have to go really, really big.
Twitter is getting in on the sticker craze, and doing it in a fun and unique way.
SHOWBIZ
Kayleah Long has shared a touching tribute to her footballer husband Shane Long, and the Irish team.
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