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Morning top 5: Woman killed in Derry; Mueller reaction; and climate change protest

A 29-year-old woman has been shot dead in Derry in what police are treating as a "terrorist incid...
Jack Quann
Jack Quann

06.21 19 Apr 2019


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Morning top 5: Woman killed in...

Morning top 5: Woman killed in Derry; Mueller reaction; and climate change protest

Jack Quann
Jack Quann

06.21 19 Apr 2019


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A 29-year-old woman has been shot dead in Derry in what police are treating as a "terrorist incident".

It follows disturbances in the Creggan area of the city on Thursday night.

Police came under attack - with a number of shots being fired and petrol bombs thrown.

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US President Donald Trump tried to sack the man investigating claims of Russian interference in the 2016 US election.

That is one of the findings of the full report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller.

However, a row has erupted in Washington over its findings.

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Climate change protestors say they are willing to be arrested at today's protest on O'Connell Street in Dublin.

The Extinction Rebellion Ireland group plans to block traffic as part of an international protest.

They are calling on the Government take urgent action to address climate change.

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The Data Protection Commission says it is aware that millions of Instagram users passwords were improperly stored in a readable format.

Facebook - which owns the photo sharing app - had previously said that "tens of thousands" of Instagram users were affected.

The number of affected users was updated in a blog which was posted last month.

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Gardaí are warning people they are cracking down on motorists using phones while driving this weekend.

There has been a 24% increase in the number of people found on the phone while driving.

80,000 penalty points notices have been issued so far this year for phone usage.


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