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

.Grainne Nic Gib who was the partner of Ronan Mac Lochlainn who was shot dead by gardaí during an attempted security van raid in Wicklow. Joey Cleary / Photocall Ireland Joey Cleary / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• It was confirmed that remains found in a Meath bog were those of Seamus Wright and Kevin McKee.
• Details of a garda shooting of a republican 17 years ago were revealed.
• Alexander Pacteau was sentenced to 23 years in prison for Karen Buckley‘s murder.
• We still don’t know how many refugees Ireland is going to take in.
• Enda Kenny said ISIS want to blow up Newgrange.
• An Irishman was killed in a car crash in Spain.
• There’s a strong possibility of strike action at Our Lady of Lourdes.
• Gardaí were called to a Vincent Browne debate.
• Ireland is to send 130 additional troops to the Golan Heights.
• Revenue released its latest list of tax defaulters.

WORLD

A man carries a child as migrants and refugees arrive on a dinghy after crossing from Turkey to Lesbos island, Greece. Petros Giannakouris / AP/PA Petros Giannakouris / AP/PA / AP/PA

#UNITED KINGDOM: A human rights group has launched legal action over the drone strike which killed two British Isis fighters. [The Guardian]

#GERMANY: The Syrian father pictured crying with his family in Kos has reached Germany.

#HUNTER: The dentist who killed Cecil the lion returned to work amid angry protests.

INNOVATION

• This futuristic glass lets astronauts drink whiskey in space.
• Netflix will not be offering offline playback – and there’s an odd reason for it.
• A security researcher has demonstrated how a homemade laser can hack a self-driving car. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

The Electric Picnic buzz has died down (though the hangovers may still be lingering) and for anyone suffering festival withdrawal this mosaic of 3,000 Instagram EP photos might briefly bring you back there.

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