LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Key points from Donald Trump’s first interview as president
: 175 cannabis plants with a value of €140,000 were discovered by Gardaí in Leitrim while 200 cannabis plants worth an estimated €160,000 were found in Limerick.
: Junior Minister John Halligan says Donald Trump is an obnoxious man whose views on women are appalling.
: Minister for Children, Katherine Zappone has said Ireland, Europe and the international community do not have a record to be proud of when it comes to the protection of refugees.
: Donald Trump has given his first interview out of the White House, in which he has covered a lot of key aspects of his presidency.
: Theresa May will call for a "renewed" special relationship between Britain and America as she becomes the first world leader to meet Donald Trump since his inauguration as president last week.
: A €20 million office development at Camden Place will provide 150 construction jobs with up to 500 jobs coming on-stream in Cork city centre on completion.
: Joe Schmidt’s confidence that out-half Johnny Sexton will be fit for next month’s RBS 6 Nations Championship coincides with an upgrade to his expectations about Ireland’s prospects in this season’s Championship.
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: Ed Sheeran has announced an array of tour dates for his European tour and the singer will take to Dublin's 3Arena on April 12 and 13.
: Stunning new high-resolution images of the Earth have been beamed down to Nasa from their latest satellite.
: Despite their misgivings about the state of the world, Guy Garvey and Elbow have produced an upbeat new album, writes Andy Welch.



