Luas strike: 90,000 commuters hit by two-day action Empty Luas tracks at Heuston Station as the tram drivers start a two-day strike in search of higher pay. Around 90,000 commuters must find an alternative way to get to work.Photograph: Alan Betson/The Irish Times

Both lines at standstill over pay row

Crime bosses, such as Christy Kinahan, use cross-border structures to carry out their criminal activities. Photograph: Courtesy of the Sunday World Irish crime Gangs thrive thanks to global nature of organised crime
Armed unit pulled back from Border duty after gang killings Armed gardaí from the Emergency Response Unit on patrol in Dublin after the recent gangland murders. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Emergency Response Unit deployed in Louth after murder of Garda Tony Golden

Turkey’s border stays closed to Syrian refugees Syrian refugees at the Turkish Oncupinar crossing gate, near Kilis. About 30,000 Syrians have gathered there, having fled attacks on Aleppo. Photograph: Bulent Kilic/AFP/Getty Images

Russian air strikes on city of Aleppo continue to force people to sealed frontier

This dull general election campaign only suits Fine Gael Despite the leaflets flowing through the letterboxes and the posters following you on your walk to work the nation is choosing to ignore the impending poll. Photograph: Alan Betson / The Irish Times

Inside Politics: Playing the campaign as safely as possible helps portray stability

Miriam Lord: Small parties get on their high stools High and mighty: Caroline Conroy, Ciaran Cuffe and Green party leader Eamon Ryan outline their transport plans for Dublin on an open-top bus, which was 40 minutes late. Photograph: Brenda Fitzsimons

Social Democrats launch in a whiskey museum, while Greens strangely choose a red bus

David Drumm due back in court for extradition hearing If he returns to the Republic, David Drumm will be taken straight to a Garda Station and charged before being brought before the District Court, which will decide on bail

State is seeking extradition of former Anglo executive to face 33 charges

Campaign a final sprint by parties to convince undecided voters David Farrell Professor of Politics at University College Dublin said voters are leaving it very late to make up their minds. Photograph: Eric Luke/The Irish Times

David Farrell says evidence voters are increasingly swayed by policies over personalities

Liss Ard mansion and artists’ haven for €7.5m

Country estate near Skibbereen, Co Cork, on 163 acres with a lake, beach and sky garden

Tug-of-war Republicans fail to consolidate against Trump Republican candidate Marco Rubio’s flustered debate on Saturday damaged him in the New Hampshire primary. Photograph: Hilary Swift/The New York Times
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Almost two-thirds of GOP voters picked someone other than property tycoon

François Hollande wins approval to revise constitution French foreign affairs minister Laurent Fabius (bottom left) reacts as deputies applaud at the National Assembly in Paris on Wednesday. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters

Controversial move on stripping nationality from terrorists squeaks by on slim margin

How to distort space-time? It’s gravitational, baby Artist’s illustration of a quasar. Such phenomena are thought to feed gravitational waves which form around massive objects like black holes and neutron stars, warping space and time. File photograph: AFP/Nasa/Getty Images

Discovery of hard-to-detect waves rolling across universe would be most momentous

Jason Corbett killing: Wife and father-in-law plead not guilty Mugshots of accused in Jason Corbett killing, Molly Martens Corbett and her father Thomas Michael Martens. Photograph: Davidson County

Limerick man (39) died at his home in Wallburg, North Carolina from head injuries

Joe Schmidt unlikely to finalise team until injury picture clears Flanker Seán O’Brien is expected to return to the Ireland team against France having recovered from a hamstring injury. Photograph: Billy Stickland/Inpho

Seán O’Brien poised to start in Paris but make-up of back three remains up in air

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