BULLETIN: Bray shooting 'nothing to do with boxing'; Two die in separate Lough Derg swimming tragedies

Here are all the latest headlines this lunchtime.

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IRELAND: Two men have died after getting into difficulty while swimming at separate locations in Lough Derg, Co Tipperary, last night.

IRELAND: The Irish Athletic Boxing Association says there is no connection between the sport and criminality. The association's comments come after 50-year-old Bobby Messett was shot dead at Bray Boxing club yesterday.

IRELAND: The country’s latest EuroMillions lottery winners are members of a 32-person syndicate who work at a well-known hardware store in Co. Tipperary.

WORLD: US president Donald Trump has ditched a White House celebration for Super Bowl champions the Philadelphia Eagles in favour of his own “Celebration of America” after it became clear most of the players were not going to show up.

WORLD: A police force has warned the public of taking illegal drugs with catchy names after two people were left in hospital after taking “Snapchat pills”.

BUSINESS: Business outsourcing firm Abtran has said it aims to create 350 jobs at a new centre in Sligo, while Cork-headquartered onsite support services company Elevare said that it would hire 50 people in Dublin and London.

SPORT: Tributes are being paid to Louth ladies football manager Mícheál McKeown who passed away on Tuesday night, aged 67.

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VIRAL: People on Twitter have been offering some advice as students begin their Leaving Certificate exams.

SHOWBIZ: Comedian and Britain’s Got Talent champion Lost Voice Guy has said he is “delighted” to return to radio with a second series of his sitcom, Ability.

SHOWBIZ: It's reported the last surviving Wizard of Oz munchkin has died. The US website TMZ says Jerry Maren passed away a week ago at a nursing home, aged 98.