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

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IRISH

• A body was found in a bog in the search for a man who was ‘disappeared‘ by the IRA in 1978.
• A man appeared in court on 21 charges in relation to damage to the Trinity College gate.
• 400 new jobs were announced for Dundrum in Dublin and another 140 were announced for Limerick.
• And Ireland’s unemployment rate has fallen to 11%.
• It turns out ministers will actually have to pay water charges for their second homes.
• Gardaí are searching for a Dublin teen who has been missing for nine days.
• So far this year 13 children have died on Irish roads.
• One in five members of the Defence Forces are being hit by poverty. [RTÉ]
• TheJournal.ie is running a series on homelessness this week. Read all of today’s coverage here.

WORLD

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#MURDER: Police searching for missing London teenager Alice Gross found a body and a murder investigation has been launched.

#TESCO: The supermarket giant will be put under the microscope for its €320 million blunder.

#SYRIA: 41 children were killed in Syria today in twin bombings at a school.

INNOVATION

• The classic game Tetris is to be made into a film. 
• Facebook apologised to drag queens for its ‘real name’ policy. [Business Insider]
• James Bond fans will love this. These solid state hard drives self-destruct if you text them. [The Verge]

PARTING SHOT

This Washington Post reporter’s story about people living in Liberia, where Ebola is rife, is incredibly powerful.

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