LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Student charged with killing 17 at Florida school; Developer fears 600 homes will be delayed

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.

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WORLD: The 19-year-old suspect in the deadly mass shooting at a Florida high school has been charged with 17 counts of premeditated murde.

IRELAND: A friend of a woman who claims she was raped by two Ireland rugby players has told their trial she "assumed she was telling the truth".

IRELAND: Sinn Féin and the DUP have held out the possibility of powersharing talks being resurrected in the future after yesterday's acrimonious collapse of negotiations

IRELAND: A 42-year-old woman has been remanded in custody in connection with the death of a toddler.

IRELAND: The developer behind a planning ‘fast-track’ €150m scheme for 600 houses and apartments in Co Cork, fears an observation from the neighbouring Cork City Council could delay or derail the supply of badly needed homes.

WORLD: A 16-year-old boy sobbed in the dock as he appeared in court charged with the murder of his six-week-old son who suffered "head injuries and a bite to the nose".

SPORT: The executive of the Kerry ladies football board have removed Jonathan Griffin from the position of Kerry minor manager one week before the team’s Munster championship opener.

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SHOWBIZ: Coleen Rooney has announced the birth of her “beautiful” fourth boy – baby Cass.

VIRAL: Dublin Zoo is celebrating the birth of an Asian elephant calf.