LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Las Vegas gunman's girlfriend questioned by police; Ireland referred to European Court of Justice over Apple

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LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Las Vegas gunman's girlfriend questioned by police; Ireland referred to European Court of Justice over Apple

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WORLD: The girlfriend of the gunman who killed 59 people on the Las Vegas Strip is being questioned by police after returning to the US from the Philippines.

IRELAND: Ireland has been referred to the European Court of Justice for failing to recover €13bn in illegal state aid from tech giant Apple, the EU's competition watchdog said.

IRELAND: Young members of the Defence Forces are “totally disillusioned” and many are quitting as they are so poorly paid they cannot afford to commute to their bases.

IRELAND: A small village in Co Mayo is celebrating this morning after it emerged a local store sold a winning Euromillions Plus ticket.

BUSINESS: No rabbits will be pulled next week from the “budget hat” despite the latest exchequer figures suggesting corporation tax revenues were again picking up steam, analysts said.

SPORT: If Munster were happy to appoint someone who hasn’t previously enjoyed the role of head coach but proved himself in international management, the solution lay under their nose, writes Donal Lenihan.

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FEATURES: Just by turning up and doing what he could manage, Caomhan Keane experiences the benefits of weight loss and lower stress — although he is still rubbish at yoga.

ARTS: Bruce Parry’s new film has the former Tribe presenter seeking to reconnect us with some of the things modern society has forgotten, writes Des O’Driscoll.

VIRAL: Last night Lucy Kennedy moved into the spare room of controversial figure Katie Hopkins.

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