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

Donald Trump smiling as he secures enough relegates to become the Republican presidential nominee. Charles Rex Arbogast / AP Charles Rex Arbogast / AP / AP

#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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