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

The funeral of Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas in Liscannor, co Clare. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• The funeral of Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas took place in Clare
• Dublin Bus drivers will strike for an additional 13 days
• A woman and two gardaí were injured in a ramming incident in Meath
• VHI is to raise health insurance prices by 3%
• Michelle Mulherin accused the GAA of discrimination because she could not get tickets to the All-Ireland
• New school subjects like Mandarin and computer science are to be rolled out
• There will be a commission of investigation into Nama over Project Eagle
• 98FM denied accusations of racial discriminationin a job application

An installation along the banks of the Thames organised by UK charities to highlight the perilous journey taken by refugees. Tim Ireland / PA Tim Ireland / PA / PA

WORLD

#STOP THAT: Russia banned online pornography, telling its citizens to meet people in real life instead.

#INDONESIA: Two Irish people were on board a boat in Bali that was hit by an explosion.

#BERKELEY: The state of California adopted a law aimed at preventing tragedies such as last year’s balcony collapse.

#FRANCE: Air traffic control strikes have forced Aer Lingus and Ryanair to cancel flights.

#AUSTRIA: A woman is suing her parents for posting photos of her on Facebook.

INNOVATION

• The FBI’s director says we should cover up our webcames.

PARTING SHOT

A New York Times reporter went to her first Hajj, an annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, and spoke to other Muslim women about their conflicted feelings on women’s dress.

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