MORNING BULLETIN: Kidnap suspect killed but victim still missing; Coveney casts doubt on abortion legislation

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IRELAND: Gardaí were last night still searching for a woman after they fatally shot her abductor after a massive manhunt in south Dublin.

IRELAND: Tánaiste Simon Coveney has cast doubt that new abortion legislation could be passed this year should the people vote yes on Friday.

IRELAND: A nine-year-old girl who cannot walk or talk and who has a profoundly curved spine cannot get on a waiting list for spinal surgery until she undergoes an MRI, scheduled for April 2019.

IRELAND: No arrests made in Ana Kriegal investigation as DNA results due.

WORLD: Venezuelan officials declared socialist leader Nicolas Maduro the easy winner of Sunday’s presidential election.

VIEWS: The State’s role in forced and illegal adoptions scandal must be probed, writes Conall Ó Fátharta.

SPORT: DONAL O'GRADY: Tighter defence the platform for Cork's surge down the stretch.

SPORT: A searching summer is in store for Munster, writes Simon Lewis.

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