MORNING BULLETIN: Tusla knew of illegal adoptions in 2016; Harvey Weinstein indicted on charges of rape, criminal sexual act

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MORNING BULLETIN: Tusla knew of illegal adoptions in 2016; Harvey Weinstein indicted on charges of rape, criminal sexual act

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IRELAND: Tusla was recording illegal adoptions and birth registrations in 2016 — two years before the agency’s revelation that it had uncovered unlawful registrations at St Patrick’s Guild.

IRELAND: There was more than one suicide a day in Ireland on average last year, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office.

IRELAND: Sinn Féin wants action on abortion legislation taken as quickly as possible.

WORLD: Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on rape and criminal sex act charges.

BUSINESS: President Donald Trump's administration is thought to be planning to impose tariffs on European steel and aluminium imports after failing to win concessions from the European Union, a move that could provoke retaliatory tariffs and inflame trans-Atlantic trade tensions.

SPORT: Roy Keane has joked that he hopes former team-mate John O’Shea is a “head-case” at home after seeing him negotiate a stellar career with the minimum of fuss.

ANALYSIS: There is no longer any point in ignoring the reality that a number of European Union member countries have explicitly rejected the EU’s goal of an ‘ever closer union’.

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SHOWBIZ: Kim Kardashian West met Donald Trump at the White House to discuss prison reform.

FEATURE: Most people have had the experience of somebody asking them something so stupid that it almost made them question everything. Here are 10 examples, which are so ridiculous they might make you laugh.

FEATURE: Jen Hogan says the pros of parental leave — more time with the family — tend to outweigh the cons — less take-home pay.

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