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

IRELAND

Taoiseach Enda Kenny being shown some coding by Jamie (6) and Cian (9) Rossie Mielke from Dublin. /Photocall Ireland /Photocall Ireland

• A suspected case of BSE, which is commonly known as mad cow disease, has been discovered in Ireland.
• A teenage boy died after getting into difficulty swimming in a river.
• RTÉ Sport reporter Tony O’Donoghue is receiving treatment after a car accident.
• Concerns were raised about a care centre for people with intellectual disabilities after a report found one resident was chemically restrained on 13 occasions.
• The family of a young mother who died of cancer after a missed diagnosis has begun an action for damages at the High Court. [RTÉ]
• Dublin Fire Brigade explained how one firefighter’s mask slipped slightly as the they responded to yesterday’s sewer tragedy in Portmartnock.
• There was talk of another political party forming.
• A man was killed in a workplace accident in Mayo.
• A 25-year-old was killed after his tractor crashed in a ditch.
• Ryanair is going to the Supreme Court in the UK.
• The funeral of Paolo Tullio was held in Dublin.
• Ibrahim Halawa’s is on hunger strike.
• Businessman Donald Trump is back visiting his Doonbeg hotel and golf course.

WORLD

Queen Elizabeth II is given flowers by 6-year-old Maisie Gregory. PA WIRE PA WIRE

#UK: This little (above) girl is making headlines after being hit in the face after meeting the Queen of England.

#GREECE: The IMF pulled out of talks with Greece.

#MALAYSIA: Tourists who stripped naked on a mountain are facing jail.

#USA: The actor Christopher Lee died at the age of 93.

#UK: British actor Ron Moody died.

INNOVATION

• Oculus VR has shown off the version of its virtual reality headset that will be sold to consumers, and revealed it will come with an Xbox One controller. [BBC]
• Medical researchers have developed an approach for detecting breast cancer by means of urine samples. [Science Daily]

PARTING SHOT

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