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WORLD: US President Donald Trump said the North Korean denuclearisation process would be starting "very quickly", as he and Kim Jong Un signed an unspecified document. Trump said after the meeting: "We have developed a very special bond."

ANALYSIS: Donald Trump has a slightly odd way of going about world peace... He’s just spent the weekend turning all of America’s friends into enemies, writes Fergus Finlay.

IRELAND: A close friend of the Polish father of two who was brutally hacked to death in his home says his wife’s physical injuries will heal but her heart will be broken forever.

IRELAND: A man in his 60s was last night in a critical condition in Cork University Hospital last night after being pulled from the sea in Kinsale, Co Cork. The man was rescued after a motorist spotted him face down in the water.

IRELAND: Tusla has raised concerns about a further 748 adoption cases from St Patrick’s Guild which contain evidence of names being changed, cash payments and other “irregularities”.

IRELAND: Up to 1,300 homes in Dublin will have to lose gardens and parking places due to a new Dublin Bus project.

ANALYSIS: Tony McNamara explains how Cork doctors help sick Ethiopians to face the future.

BUSINESS: Pre-tax profits at the main Irish arm of online auction company eBay last year almost doubled to €6.2m, newly-filed accounts show.

SPORT: West Tipperary chairman John O’Shea has called on Michael Ryan and his selectors to step down following the county’s championship exit on Sunday.

SPORT: We’ve been too nice in Waterford, and we’ve paid the ultimate price, writes Tony Browne.

SPORT: It was the moment the opening Test began to get away from Ireland but as frequently as CJ Stander mentally replays his missed try-scoring opportunity, the back-rower is satisfied he made the right call in real time.

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FEATURES: In this exclusive extract from his book, ‘No Sex, No Sleep’, Pat Fitzpatrick guides us through dealing with the highs and lows of fatherhood.

CULTURE: After a musical education that involved UCC and the Phoenix Bar, trad stalwart Con ‘Fada’ Ó Drisceoil has released a new collection of comic songs, writes Pet O’Connell.

VIRAL: JK Rowling had the best response to this 'broke as can be' single dad using Harry Potter books to bond with daughter.

FEATURES: Be on the ball for World Cup scams and phishing, warns Gráinne McGuinness.