New round of talks involving all parties to start in North - May and Varadkar British Prime Minister Theresa May and the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar at the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee at St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast. Photograph: Clodagh Kilcoyne/Reuters

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Police release new CCTV images of man believed to have killed Lyra McKee New CCTV footage from the Creggan area of Derry was released by the PSNI

PSNI appeals directly to gunman to explain why 29-year-old died

Ireland does not need a posse of super-charged, bonus-snorting bankers AIB deputy chair Catherine Woods during the bank’s agm at The Ballsbridge Hotel in Dublin. She said pay restrictions were of “concern” to investors. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Caveat: Restrictions on bankers’ salaries example of when populism can be benign

Unionist grassroots support for Irish language could unlock North talks logjam DUP leader Arlene Foster, Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald and Sinn Féin Vice President Michelle O’Neill at the funeral for murdered journalist Lyra McKee in St Anne’s Cathedral in Belfast on Wednesday. Photograph: Brian Lawless/EPA

Any breakthrough would be a testament to he memory of Lyra McKee

Government to press ahead with €3bn broadband plan despite cost warnings Ministers and senior officials fear the costs the broadband plan – originally €500 million but now expected to require €3 billion from taxpayers – would explode into a public and political controversy.

Rollout to proceed despite fears of public outrage at price increase

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The 1970s: Party food from the decade that taste forgot Fondue memories: The upwardly-mobile set would invite friends to their homes for brightly coloured extravaganzas, where spectacle was everything. Photograph: iStock

A Twitter account, ’70s Dinner Party, has spawned a book celebrating the culinary adventurism of yesteryear

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‘Barrow Blueway’ towpath plan divided many river lovers. Pleanála has rejected it

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Key personnel obliged to abide by rigid rules when moving between secure and open areas

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1 Storm Hannah: Status Red and four other weather alerts issued as forecasters warn of violent gusts
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