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IRELAND

Taoiseach Enda Kenny will hold talks today with French president Francois Hollande less than a week on from the Nice terror atrocity. The fallout from Brexit and security and counter-terrorism measures are expected to dominate discussions at Government Buildings in Dublin.

Today is the last day of the Dáil and Seanad before politicians go on their summer holidays. Business will wrap up with an effort to secure the release of Irishman Ibrahim Halawa held in Egypt and moves to appoint an Education Ombudsman. Summer recess is set to last 10 weeks this year.

Thousands of social media posts of suspected Islamic extremists living in Ireland are being viewed every week, security sources have told the Irish Examiner.

The officer leading the investigation into the suspected murder suicide in Co Limerick which claimed the life of a father and his young son confirmed gardaí were satisfied that Marco Velocci visited the home of his former partner Jodie Power hours before he abducted their three-year-old son Alex and drove him to a fatal crash.

The Irish Council Against Blood Sports is to stage a protest outside the Dáil later. They are angry that 114 TDs voted against a Private Members Bill by Maureen O’Sullivan Bill to outlaw live hare coursing at greyhound tracks.

Doctors are warning that after years of cutbacks our health system is under serious pressure.

WORLD 

Ted Cruz was booed by furious delegates for refusing to endorse Donald Trump, undermining calls for Republican unity. The remarkable scenes overshadowed the speech by Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who was formally nominated for vice-president.

A Florida police officer shot a therapist in the leg who was looking after a man with autism while he was lying in the street with his hands up. The 47-year-old, who is black, and works with people with disabilities, was trying to get his 27-year-old patient back to a facility from where he had wandered.

SPORT

Davy Fitzgerald is aiming to be on the sideline for Clare’s All-Ireland quarter-final on Sunday having had minor heart surgery yesterday.

This is Cork City’s 23rd two-legged European tie, with only two of the previous 22 having finished level on aggregate.

BUSINESS

Irish explorer Providence Resources has confirmed the formal elimination of a near $25m (€23m) debt mountain, potentially putting it in a stronger position to land development partners for three of its biggest assets.

Unilever plans to acquire Dollar Shave Club in the US in a deal worth about $1bn (€905m), gaining a firmer foothold in the burgeoning market for male grooming products and opening up a new front in its battle against Procter & Gamble.

LIFESTYLE

Increased animal suffering means the ISPCA received more than 21,000 calls in a year, writes Rita de Brún

ANALYSIS

The leaders of Russia, Turkey, and China have cast off quasi democratic checks and balances, but the more autocratic their rule, the more they have to lose, writes Nina L Khrushcheva

VIDEO

Cork mother Nicole Duggan was at the end of her tether when her son Riley’s favourite Angry Birds toy went missing.

VIRAL

When Jayson Coakley from Aberdeen’s mam left him a note asking him to hang some stuff out on the line (taking advantage of the good drying, no doubt), he saw the opportunity for a little fun.

So you’ve seen supermodels like Gisele Bundchen and Alessandra Ambrosio twisting themselves into some serious mind-boggling yoga positions and you want in. But what you don’t realise is how easy they make it look, until you get on the mat and try yoga for yourself – as these hilarious illustrations prove...

TECHNOW

GAMING: Life is Strange is being given away for free by the developers so you too can get hooked on this teenage drama with a sci-fi twist.

MOVIES: Stranger Things debuted on Netflix last week, bringing a supernatural tale of unusual events in small town America in the 80s to our streaming devices.

TECH: SwiftKey has released Swiftmoji, a predictive emoji keyboard for both Android and iOS.

SHOWBIZ

The original cast of Red Dwarf have been pictured together in character for the first time in four years. Actors Craig Charles (who stars as Dave Lister), Robert Llewellyn (Kryten), Danny John-Jules (The Cat) and Chris Barrie (Rimmer) have reunited for the 11th series of the popular sci-fi comedy.

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It drives me absolutely bonkers to hear the buck-ignorant bigotry which people are coming out with about Islam in Turkey, writes Victoria White.