LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Varadkar urges restoration of powersharing; Body found in north Dublin

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LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Varadkar urges restoration of powersharing; Body found in north Dublin

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IRELAND: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has urged the North's politicians to resolve their differences and restore powersharing as the Brexit talks enter their crucial stage.

IRELAND: A body has been discovered near Naul, north Co. Dublin.

IRELAND: There's been a mixed reaction to a new social welfare plan to stop people 'milking' the system. People who are on the dole are being offered up to €5,000 a year more if they will work on a dairy farm.

IRELAND: Gardaí are investigating an alleged sexual assault at a nighclub in Dublin.

WORLD: A 20-year-old motorist has been banned from driving after being caught on CCTV pulling a man along a road in a wheelchair behind his car, police have said.

WORLD: The British computer expert who helped shut down a world-wide cyber attack that crippled the NHS was due to appear in a US court charged with creating software that harvested banking details.

BUSINESS: A company has secured a temporary High Court injunction preventing a ‘vulture fund’-appointed receiver from carrying out any of his functions in respect of a south Dublin property consisting of several apartments and a car park.

SPORT: Liverpool will play Hoffenheim in the Champions League play-off round.The draw sees Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp return to his native Germany and striker Roberto Firmino take on his former club.

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FEATURES: He’s dated Taylor Swift, but Tom Odell is happier talking about his music and his headline slot at Co Cork’s Indiependence festival over the weekend.

SHOWBIZ: Robert Pattinson has revealed he was asked to pleasure a dog for his latest film, Good Time.

EXAMVIRAL: The humble Aran jumper is going on display at a major fashion exhibition in New York.

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