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IRELAND
Police in Rio de Janeiro say they have uncovered emails between Pat Hickey and banned ticket agent THG on the eve of the Olympic Games relating to the alleged ticket-touting cartel.
Gardaí believe they have prevented up to 12 murder attempts in the Kinahan-Hutch feud, which has claimed at least eight lives.
Chicago Rose Maggie McEldowney was crowned Rose of Tralee at the Dome last night.
A 13-year-old boy who was seriously injured in a collision on Saturday has died as a result of his injuries. The boy, who was cycling his bike on the N51, Slane Road in Drogheda, Co. Louth at the time died at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda last night.
Two Cork sisters who were born brothers are due to appear on British television today to chart the journey that began in early childhood.
WORLD
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck central Italy, levelling buildings as people slept, with one mayor saying his town "isn't here any more".The quake struck just after 3.30 am local time and was felt across a broad section of central Italy, including the capital Rome where people in homes in the historic centre felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks.
US presidential candidate Donald Trump possesses stronger psychopathic tendencies than Adolf Hitler, a study has suggested. Research from the University of Oxford assessed this year’s candidates for the White House to determine how highly they ranked on the psychopath scale.
SPORT
The door to history and the Champions League briefly appeared before Dundalk in Warsaw last night before slamming shut in their faces in the cruelest of ways.
Reports Springbok centre Jaco Taute is on the brink of joining Munster on a short-term contract appear premature with the province waiting for Stormers to give the the go-ahead.
BUSINESS
Sterling ticked higher yesterday against the euro after UK surveys suggested that orders for British manufacturing exports had risen following a Brexit-induced slump in the pound, and that UK consumers were spending more.
The decision by An Bord Pleanála to grant approval for Apple to proceed with a large data centre in Co Galway is an important stepping stone in Ireland’s industrial economic strategy.
LIFESTYLE
As autumn/winter collections begin to appear, here’s guide to the key buys that will instantly update your look.
ANALYSIS
Church, State, gardaí, charities, and sport have been cut off at the knees by the modern phenomenon of the death of deference, writes
VIRAL
A British black woman who was chosen to helm a popular Irish Twitter account was forced to take a break, after she received a torrent of abusive and racist messages online.
Former Irish Hockey International Lisa Jacob and her partner, pilot and triathlete Nikki Dorey will be the first all-female duo to cycle the punishing ultra-distance 2,150km non-stop 'Race Around Ireland' - and they are doing it all for charity.
It was an eventful evening in the Dome but it was the forthright views of the Sydney Rose and a protest by a man dressed as a priest that generated the most buzz during the opening night of the Rose of Tralee.
TECHNOW
: There's an Xbox One console and now an even smaller Xbox One S, so Microsoft thought it was time to release another new product.
: Well you can't suggest that Voyage of Time: Life's Journey doesn't have big ideas. This documentary wants to show the birth of the universe, the arrival of man and what the future might hold, all in 90 minutes.
: Twitter is trying to fight back against trolls and its latest update will help users limit what notifications they see.
SHOWBIZ
Catastrophe writer Sharon Horgan and controversial comedian Frankie Boyle will deliver their counter keynote talk on pushing the boundaries of television through comedy at the Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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Police in Rio de Janeiro say they have uncovered emails between Pat Hickey and banned ticket agent THG on the eve of the Olympic Games relating to the alleged ticket-touting cartel.
