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

Gardaí at the scene of a shooting in Tallaght, Dublin, in which a 21-year-old man was injured. (Image Credit: Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
IRELAND

• The group at the centre of the ‘sellotape sex education’ controversy said that they don’t have a negative view of sex.
• A survey revealed an increase in the number of students who say they have been cyber bullied.
• A weather warning remains in place, with a risk of flooding along the River Shannon.
• Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin called for the Justice Minister to order the publication of a garda report into the penalty points controversy.
• A trial date was set for Graham Dwyer, charged with the 2012 murder of childcare assistant Elaine O’Hara.
• A fisherman with chest injuries was airlifted from a trawler 250km west of Kerry.
• The Irish Medical Organisation warned that it could take legal action over plans for free GP care for children.
• A priest critcised the Iona Institute ‘rush to the legal eagles’ after some members were named on RTÉ when drag artist Rory O’Neill was asked for examples of homophobia.
• Gardaí renewed an appeal for information regarding the whereabouts of Fiona Pender, missing since 1996.
• RTÉ’s Sharon Ní Bheoláin said she is considering making a complaint to the Press Council after being ‘papped’.
• Industry and animal welfare groups said a call for a seal cull was ‘premature’.

INTERNATIONAL

A protester eats as he stands guard in front of the Ukrainian government building in Kiev. (Image Credit: AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)

#LONDON: The oldest-known Holocaust survivor passed away.

#UKRAINE: An arrest warrant for ‘mass murder’ was issued for the country’s former president Viktor Yanukovych. Russia withdrew its ambassador from Kiev.

#UNITED STATES: The Pentagon announced plans to downsize the US military. [BBC News].

#EGYPT: The entire government resigned.

#UGANDA: A controversial law that outlaws the promotion of homosexuality was signed into law.

INNOVATION

• WhatsApp announced that it will be introducing voice call capability later this year.
• Nokia stepped into the Android market and revealed its new X series.
• A personal assistant app received an update today that allows you to request help from others for real life situations. [TNW]
• Samsung unveiled new wearable devices.

PARTING SHOT

A look at recent unemployment levels and the debt-to-GDP ratio has led Quartz  to suggest that the Irish are actually happier when we’re a bit miserable. While our consumer sentiment levels peaked in 1999, but have now risen above a peak in 2005. [Quartz]

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