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

Culture Night ambassadors pictured in the Long Hall in Trinity College at the launch Culture Night 2015. Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• Several people, including TD Paul Murphy, were issued with summonses over last year’s Jobstown water protests.
• Gardaí arrested two women in connection with a fatal Temple Bar assault.
• A man died after he was hit by a car in Kerry.
• Refugees due to arrive in Ireland under EU plans will be here by Christmas.
• Dublin councils showcased plans for modular housing to tackle the homeless crisis.
• The search for a missing Japanese tourist has been stood down. [Western People]
• Irish universities slipped in world rankings.
• Plans were revealed for Dublin’s tallest office building.
• The Irish Guards are to become the first British Army GAA team.

WORLD

A Syrian refugee boy walks in a sunflower field while he and other migrants wait to be taken by Hungarian police to board a train to the Austrian border. Muhammed Muheisen / AP/Press Association Images Muhammed Muheisen / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#FRANCE: Seven people died after being swept away by an avalanche in the Alps.

#MIGRANT CRISIS: Another emergency EU meeting has been arranged as Hungary declared a state of emergency over the influx of refugees.

#NORTH KOREA: The country confirmed it restarted a nuclear reactor seen as its main source of weapons-grade plutonium.

#RUSSIA: Vladimir Putin has vowed to continue supporting the Assad government. [WSJ]

#UNITED KINGDOM: A woman who tricked her female friend into sex using a fake penis was found guilty of sexual assault.

INNOVATION

• There are some big changes coming to Snapchat (and one you’ll have to pay for).
• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has his eye on the space race. [BBC News]
• Scientists have found a way to activate cells using ultrasonic waves. [ScienceDaily]

PARTING SHOT

This musician has taken an unusual approach to selling his album – going door-to-door. Watch here.

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