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

Alex White, Nora Casey, Joan Burton, Jack Wall and USI President Laura Harmon at the Labour Party Yes campaign launch today. Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

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

A London Marathon runner in a ballsy (sorry) costume to raise awareness of testicular cancer. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#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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