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

IRELAND

Hundreds of people turned out in Raheny, north Dublin, today to protest against plans to build new homes in St Anne's Park. Frank Malone Frank Malone

• Porn bots briefly took over the Disclosures Tribunal hashtag on Twitter.
• It emerged that a new public bike scheme is coming to west Dublin.
• A new study revealed that the number of elderly people with four or more diseases will double by 2035.
• Construction industry representatives said that claims of high levels of bogus self-employment in the sector have been “grossly exaggerated”.
• Gardaí said they were looking for information on a dark coloured Lexus which was seen near the National Stadium prior to Friday’s shooting which left two injured.
• Three men were charged over the armed robbery of a pharmacy in north Dublin.

INTERNATIONAL 

A flooded street lamp is pictured on the river Seine in Paris, Thibault Camus Thibault Camus

#RUSSIA: The leader of the opposition was arrested during anti-Putin protests.

#CHINA: Buzzfeed has joined forces with a huge Chinese company to bring its content to the country.

#PACIFIC: Seven survivors from a missing ferry were rescued on the Pacific Ocean today.

PARTING SHOT

If you’re feeling a bit blue this Sunday evening, cheer yourself up by gorging yourself on some 90s nostalgia. The good folk over at the DailyEdge have ranked the best solo Spice Girls songs so you don’t have to. They’re very good like that.

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[TheDailyEdge.ie]

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