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

Minister for Justice and Equality, Frances Fitzgerald T.D with head coach of the Irish Rugby Team Joe Schmidt at a citizenship ceremony as Schmidt and two other members of the team and management become Ireland newest citizens. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

IRELAND

• Enda Kenny is facing a motion of no confidence. 
• Michael Fingleton told the banking inquiry he feels wronged.
• Businesses were affected by a nationwide Eircom outage.
• A man has been arrested and another was taken to hospital after a garda raid in Carlow.
• Police arrested a man in connection with Kevin McGuigan‘s murder. [RTÉ]
• Two gardaí are recovering from an assault in Ballyfermot.
• Aisling Brady McCarthy arrived home.
• Joe Schmidt became an Irish citizen.
• Mark Pollack moved his legs voluntarily four years after being paralysed.

WORLD

Refugees coming ashore on the island of Kos in Greece. Jonathan Brady / PA Jonathan Brady / PA / PA

#TURKEY: Distressing images emerged of the body of a Syrian toddler that washed up on a beach.

#PARIS: Eight people including two children were killed in a fire believed to have been started deliberately.

#TEXAS: A prosecutor says a video shows police shooting a man while his hands are in the air.

#THANKS RUPERT: Rebekah Brooks is back in charge of The Sunday Times and The Sun.

BENIGN: Comedian Sue Perkins revealed she has had a brain tumour for the last eight years.

INNOVATION

• Wondering what’s going on with the Google logo? Let us explain… 
• There’s a way to see who your most popular friends are on WhatsApp.

PARTING SHOT

A reader sent us this lovely timelapse of Dublin at night and we think it’s a nice relaxing way to round off the day.

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