BULLETIN: Taoiseach seeks talks on Confidence and Supply deal; Gilligan appears in NI court in connection with cash seizure

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IRELAND: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is understood to have written to Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin with the aim of beginning talks on extending the Confidence and Supply Agreement for another two years.

IRELAND: Sinn Féin remain open to the suggestion of flying the Union Jack over Leinster House to achieve a united Ireland.

IRELAND: The new Garda Commissioner says he does not view himself as an outsider.

IRELAND: John Gilligan has appeared in court in Antrim accused of trying to smuggle more than €20,000 out of Belfast international airport.

WORLD: A powerful typhoon has blown through western Japan, causing heavy rain to flood the region’s main offshore international airport and high winds to blow a tanker into a bridge, disrupting land and air travel.

VIEWS: Trump will dismiss any opposition as petty spite, and tell the world that the true Irish loved him, writes Fergus Finlay

SPORT: A meeting of county secretaries and other high-ranking GAA officials last week discussed the pros and cons of the new intercounty championship formats, but significant changes to those formats are not expected for 2019.

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SHOWBIZ: Nathan Carter tells Lucy Kennedy that he wouldn't rule out finding love with a fan.

DISCOVER: The Eire sign located on Wicklow’s Bray Head, which dates back to WWII, has been restored by volunteers.

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