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

IRELAND

Baz Black from Dundalk at Dublin Tattoo Convention at the Convention Centre Dublin.

• Gardaí arrested a male in his mid-to-late teens who was at large in Dublin carrying two shotguns.
• A man died in a house fire in Longford.
• A man was arrested following an armed robbery in which an imitation firearm was used.
• Firefighters tackled a blaze on Bray Head in Wicklow.
• Construction has begun on Ireland’s first purpose built village for people diagnosed with dementia.
• An expert group has said there needs to be several changes made to help Irish graduates secure big pharma company jobs.
• A Muslim bus driver has recounted his experience of working in Dublin.
• The O’Donovan brothers described how they celebrated their silver medal win.

INTERNATIONAL

A poster of Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro is seen on a wall in Havana, Cuba. Desmond Boylan Desmond Boylan

#SWITZERLAND: A six-year-old and six other people have been injured after a knife attack on a Swiss train.

#SYRIA: Civilians in the city of Manbij in Syria celebrated on the streets after being liberated of Islamic State.

#USA: Lawyers Dean Strang and Jerome Buting, made famous by the Making a Murderer series, spoke out about Brendan Dassey’s conviction being overturned.

#THAILAND: A series of bomb blasts went off across popular tourists spots in Thailand, killing four people.

INNOVATION

• Were you a fan of computer games Streets of Rage and Paperboy? Did you know you can play them online?
• Did you catch the meteor shower? Here’s some of the best pics. [The BBC]

PARTING SHOT

If you’ve been watching the swimming at the Rio Olympics this year, you might be wondering why swimming breaks more records than any other sport. The BBC asks why this is the case? [BBC Magazine]

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