NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.
IRISH
- Labour launched their Yes campaign for the same sex marriage referendum.
- Tributes were paid to a rally driver who died at an event in Clare yesterday.
- Ibrahim Halawa‘s trial was adjourned again and he was refused bail.
- A man died and a woman is in serious condition after a house fire in Dublin and an elderly man was killed in a fire in Kilkenny.
- We found out how many gardaí are in every station in the country.
- A viable explosive was found in Coolock, Dublin.
- The Sunday Times Rich List is out and basically rich people are richer than ever.
- A former sex worker spoke about her time on the streets.
- There was victory for Dublin against Cork in the National Football League.
WORLD
#NEPAL: The death toll has passed 2,500 and a fresh aftershock and avalanches hit the region today.
#WALES: A man has been questioned over the death of a woman whose body was found dismembered at a flat.
#INDIAN: Two brothers were arrested in Mumbai for allegedly raping their younger sisters and the girls claim their mother knew of the abuse.
#UNITED STATES: President Barack Obama was cracking jokes last night, letting the press know what he really thinks about them.
INNOVATION
- You can now see everything you’ve ever Googled in one place.
- These drawing show how people visualise The Internet. [Business Insider]
PARTING SHOT
A hiker in Chile just happened to be filming the Cabulco volcano in Chile right at the moment it erupted. Note his extremely calm “wow” when he realises what’s happening.
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