BULLETIN: Two storms expected to hit Ireland and UK this weekend; Varadkar and May meet in Salzburg

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IRELAND: Storm Bronagh will travel along the Irish Sea near the southeast coast of Ireland today, while another storm could form this weekend.

IRELAND: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar held a bilateral meeting with UK Prime Minister Theresa May in Austria this morning.

IRELAND: The Dáil's public accounts committee has set itself on a collision course with the Government after voting to hold a day-long public review of presidential office spending levels next Tuesday - despite being warned doing so may be "unconstitutional".

IRELAND: Michéal Martin has slammed the British Government for "playing hard and loose with food safety" after they suggested a lowering of standards after Brexit.

WORLD: A woman in the UK has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years after her emaciated pet dog was found abandoned dead in her rubbish-strewn garden shed.

VIEWS: The Irish Defence Forces is “broken” with wages so low that some soldiers are facing homelessness and being told not to have children.

BUSINESS: Almost 30% of Ryanair’s shareholders have voted against the chairman’s re-election.

SPORT: Former Kilkenny midfielder Michael Fennelly believes the demands of club hurling are beginning to match that of the inter-county game.

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SHOWBIZ: Alright, pals, The Young Offenders are looking for extras to take part in some filming taking place in the next few weeks.

VIRAL: Lisa Jordan has said she is "overwhelmed" by the reaction to her recent pregnancy announcement.

CULTURE: As Cork Orchestral Society marks 80 years of concerts, Cathy Desmond looks back on the early days of an organisation that’s done so much for music on Leeside.