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

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IRELAND

• The head of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors (AGSI) called for the chairman of the Garda Ombudsman Commission to “consider his position” after the recent bugging controversy.
• The mother of one of the babies in the Portlaoise Hospital investigation said she only found out about it when she saw it on TV.
• The Anglo trial heard from two members of Maple 10 today.
• Gardaí issued a nationwide appeal for help in finding 23-year-old Aisling Thompson who is missing from Tralee, Co Kerry.
• Twenty-seven people at Honeywell Process Solutions in Waterford found out they were losing their jobs today.
• Gardaí launched an investigation into the Stardust fire inquiry.
• The Health Minister James Reilly announced that existing consultants who move positions within the health service won’t get a pay cut.
• US billionaire Donald Trump bought Doonbeg Golf Club in Co Clare.
• Snow made an appearance in some parts of the country today and here’s the pictures to prove it.

WORLD

Temple with her father George at the Santa Monica Athletic Club in Santa Monica on June 5, 1934
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#AMERICA: Former child star Shirley Temple died today aged 85. The actress was a star in the 1930s.

#ALGERIA A military plane crashed in Algeria killing all 103 people on board the aircraft. The plane was carrying soldiers and their families when it crashed in poor weather conditions.

#UK An eleven-month-old baby girl was killed after being mauled by a pet dog in England. A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of child neglect.

#BELGIUM Tax loopholes in several EU states will be fully investigated by the European Union, according to the head of Competition Policy at the European Commission, Joaquín Alumnia.

INNOVATION

• Virgin Atlantic have begun a six-week trial using Google Glass or Sony Smartwatch 2 to help improve check-ins.
• Samsung are working on a new service that would track and share your activity with other apps.

PARTING SHOT

The Global Mail published this incredible illustrated story on Australia’s immigration system.

First published: 9:00pm

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