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

(AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

IRELAND

• Sinn Féin official disputes a report that he knows who shot Adrian Donohoe.
• Brendan Howlin concerned banks don’t take the Financial Ombudsman seriously.
• Cannabis worth €490k seized as gardaí target drugs gang.
• Security guard fired for stopping Muslim women praying in Dublin park.
• Have you seen Anna Liu (aka Ruiquin Liu) missing since Sunday from Dublin?
• Seventeen-year-old arrested after An Post van is stolen.
• Man, 18, charged with rape of girl, 7, in Limerick. [Irish Examiner]
• HMV to reopen four stores in Dublin and Limerick in two weeks.
• Alcohol sales are up, clothing sales are down says CSO.
• Minister Alan Shatter has ruled out a fresh inquiry into the Stardust fire.
• GP fees in Dublin are the most expensive in the country.
• PSNI calls for 1,000 extra officers to prevent burnout of staff.
• Belfast DUP councillor in court over offensive Republican messages on Facebook.
• Archbishop Martin denies rumours he’s to take a role in The Vatican.
• ‘Red light district’ signs posted in Limerick highlights its prostitution problem.
• Memorial to Michael Collins unveiled by his grand-niece.
• New app allows Coast Guard to track boat users.

INTERNATIONAL

#SYRIA Al Assad’s regime bomb area of alleged chemical attack that killed 100.
#EGYPT Ousted leader Hosni Mubarak released from prison and put under house arrest.
#US Former Army private, formerly known as Bradley Manning, is to begin life as Chelsea.
#CHINA Disgraced politician Bo Xilai denies bribery and murder cover-up.
#GEORGIA This woman saved countless children by talking down a school shooter.
#WASHINGTON New President Nixon tapes reveal chats with Reagan, Bush and Pele.

INNOVATION

• Facebook and other tech giants want to give the whole world internet. [AFP]
• Could the new iPhone be gold, scratch resistant and have a fingerprint scanner?

PARTING SHOT

WTF is this horned ‘sea monster’ that washed up on a beach in Spain? He could be the Loch Ness Monster’s cousin. [Huff Post]

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