NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
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The annual blue flag awards were announced for beaches that are deemed appropriate for swimming in Ireland.
- The Canadian ambassador tackled a protester at a 1916 centenary event that sought to commemorate the British soldiers who died during the Rising.
- Kate Taylor suffered a shock defeat at the Boxing World Championship semi-finals.
- A Sinn Féin Leitrim TD made a number of allegations in the Dáil about garda malpractice in the Sligo-Leitrim division.
WORLD
#LIBYA: 100 people are feared dead after a shipwreck off the coast of Libya.
#UNITED STATES: Donald Trump won enough delegates to become the GOP presidential nominee.
#FRANCE: Airline strikes in France have led to flights being grounded in Dublin Airport.
INNOVATION
- Here’s how to save songs from Spotify’s Discover Weekly feature.
- Microsoft has decided to start banning dumb passwords.
PARTING SHOT
Ever been to Boston? I bet you didn’t know that they had secret poems hidden on the city streets!
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