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

Fianna Fail Spokesperson on Health Billy Kelleher and Leader of the Fianna Fail Party Michael Martin TD meeting Baby Kitty Lee ( 7 months) at the Fianna fail Ard Fheis. Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRISH

• A new poll had good news for Sinn Féin and signalled continued support for same sex marriage.
• A child who gardaí issued a CRI alert for was found safe and well.
• Micheál Martin hit out at protesters who shouted insults at Brian Cowen.
• An Irish construction worker was killed in a crane accident in New York.
• A 27-year-old inter-county hurler was killed in a road crash.
• Pharmacists said women with medical cards should be able to get the morning after pill without a GP visit.
• Three men told the High Court they should be let out of jail because of the ecstasy loophole.

WORLD

Volunteers carry the body of a victim on a stretcher, recovered from the debris of a building that collapsed after an earthquake in Kathmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha Niranjan Shrestha

#NEPAL: An earthquake has killed more than 1,000 people in Nepal, toppling buildings and causing a deadly avalanche on Mount Everest.

#FREDDIE GRAY: Protesters vowed to shut down Baltimore a day after the police department admitted it failed to get medical attention for a man with a broken spine after his arrest.

#EMERGENCY LANDING: A Turkish Airlines flight managed to land safely after one of its engines caught fire mid-air.

#LEST WE FORGET: Today marks exactly 100 years since the beginning of the World War I Gallipoli Campaign.

#GIVE ME A MINUTE: David Cameron forgot which football team he supports.

INNOVATION

• A doctor who plans to complete the first ever head transplant says it is definitely not a marketing stunt for a video game. [Business Insider]
• This ex-hacker is now banned from using the internet. [Gizmodo]

PARTING SHOT

Ever looked at a police sketch and laughed at how little it actually looks like they person the caught? This video by Vox explains the psychology behind the sketches and why they’re usually wrong.

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