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evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Gas explosion, Karen Buckley vigil, and anti-water charges protest.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.

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IRELAND

INTERNATIONAL

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#FRANCE A man was charged with the kidnap, rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl.

#UK Katie Hopkins came under fire for calling migrants “cockroaches”

#AUSTRALIA Five teenagers were arrested over an ‘ISIS-inspired terror plot’

#AFGHANISTAN A deadly Islamic State suicide attack left 33 dead and 100 wounded

INNOVATION

  • IKEA’s wireless charging furniture is coming in late spring [Geek.com]
  • Pilotless planes mightn’t be too far off… [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

It’s Record Store Day today – so go on, tell us about the first record you ever bought… [TheJournal.ie]