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IRELAND

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• Tens of thousands of people marched in Dublin against water charges. 
• A rally at the end of the march heard speeches from a politicians and protesters.
• Ireland won the Six Nations title after a dramatic day of rugby.
• A man was arrested after being persuaded to come out from under a bridge in Cork.
• Airline Virgin warned that IAG buying Aer Lingus would mean higher prices for customers.
• The long promised alliance of independent TDs moved closer.
• Gardaí sought the public’s help in finding a missing 15-year-old boy.
• Dubliners spoke about what’s needed to tackle crime.

INTERNATIONAL

A fire in the New York borough of Brooklyn killed seven children. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#BROOKLYN: Seven children, believed to be from same family, died in a fire in New York.

#NEW ORLEANS: A man armed with wasp spray and a machete was shot by police at an airport in New Orleans.

#MOTHER NATURE: A ‘supertide’ turned France’s famed Mont Saint-Michel monastery into an island.

#HEAVY SNOWFALL: More than five tonnes of cocaine was stopped en route to the US.

INNOVATION

• Marvin.ie are hoping to take Just Eat’s crown in Ireland’s online takeaway market.
• Amazon was forced to withdraw the sale of a mug that encouraged people to hit women. (Sky News)

PARTING SHOT

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