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

The scene at the junction between the Old Cabra Road and the North Circular road. (Pic: John McManus)

IRISH

• A 28-year-old man is in a serious condition in hospital after a gun attack on the Old Cabra Road in which three women were also injured.
• Enda Kenny has said that Ireland’s corporate tax rate will not be up for discussion in any talks after Ireland exists the bailout.
• The Minister for Health James Reilly said that the hole in the Health budget is less than €200 million.
• The parents of a five-year-old girl in Enniscorty have appealed to the public for help after their car which had the little girl’s wheelchair in it, was stolen from outside their house.
• Gerry Adams said that the proposal for the Houses of the Oireachtas to have its own house wine is bizarre.
• The PSNI released a man after questioning him about the murder of Kevin Kearney.
• A new survey finds that more than 1,800 patients are on the cardiac rehabilitation waiting list.
• A Cabinet meeting is being held this evening at Government Buildings where the final details of the budget will be hammered out.

WORLD

Indian villagers gather after a deadly stampede on a bridge across the Sindh River in Datia district in Madhya Pradesh state, India. (AP Photo)

#INDIA: A stampede at Hindu Temple has killed 60 people.

#INDIA: Nine people have been reported to have been killed by the cyclone that raged across India this weekend.

#SYRIA: Seven Red Cross workers have been kidnapped in Syria.

INNOVATION

• Emotion analytics company called Beyond Verbal have invented a way in which people in call centre’s will be able gauge your mood from the tone of your voice. [The New York Times]
• Like going to the zoo? What about a robotic petting zoo? It’s meant to be a tactile experience. [Gizmodo]

PARTING SHOT

TheJournal.ie paid a visit to Cork to see what the city’s hopes and fears are ahead of this week’s budget. Here is what some businesses in the English Market had to say.

Here’s What Happened Yesterday>

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