LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Voting closes in Fine Gael leadership election; Donald Trump's claims on climate change fact checked

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LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Voting closes in Fine Gael leadership election; Donald Trump's claims on climate change fact checked

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IRELAND: Voting has closed in the Fine Gael leadership election. Senators, MEPs and TDs have all had their say this morning in the race to replace Enda Kenny.

IRELAND: Gardaí are investigating after shots were fired at the front door of a Drogheda home this morning.

IRELAND: Ahead of tonight's €150m EuroMillions jackpot, the National Lottery has revealed its luckiest shops.

WORLD: Police investigating the Manchester suicide bombing have evacuated an area of the city after finding a car which they say "may be significant to the investigation".

WORLD: Announcing that the US will withdraw from the Paris climate accord, Donald Trump misplaced the blame for what ails the coal industry and laid a shaky factual foundation for his decision.

BUSINESS: Car insurance premiums are likely to fall “in the short to medium term” following a Supreme Court ruling over the Setanta Insurance collapse.

SPORT: Former world number one Martin Kaymer has hit out at the "nasty and disrespectful" reaction to Tiger Woods' arrest for driving under the influence.

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ARTS: Tommy Tiernan may draw his fair share of controversy but it’s not something he enjoys.

VIRAL: A British aerobatic daredevil is thought to have broken a world record for the fastest flight in a wingsuit, gliding through the skies above California at speeds approaching 250mph.

SHOWBIZ: In the days leading up to Katy Perry’s new album Witness, she only gone and announced her European tour but there’s one little problem.

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