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

An information screen giving details of today's bus strike. David Comerford David Comerford

IRISH

• Travel disruption continued across the country again today with drivers from both Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann on strike.
• The Late Late debate on the same-sex marriage referendum seemed to go down well.
• Joan Burton spoke of her decades-long search for her birth parents.
• An Archbishop warned the Church could face legal action for opposing gay marriage.
• An English teen wanted over rape and theft allegations was caught in Northern Ireland.
• The PSNI said a bomb found in Belfast was intended to kill.
• Sinn Féin defended a leaflet amid accusations of ‘blatant sectarianism’.
• The weather was terrible and people were warned to be careful of high waves crashing along the coast.

WORLD

The new baby princess - now fourth in line for the British throne. John Stillwell / PA John Stillwell / PA / PA

#ROYAL BABY: The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have a new baby and it’s a girl.

#TRAGIC: Rebecca Ellison, the wife of footballer Rio Ferdinand, died after a battle with cancer.

#FREDDIE GRAY: A police union said Baltimore cops did nothing wrong in their arrest of Freddie Gray.

#THE COSBY SHOW: Two more women have come out with allegations of sexual assault against Bill Cosby.

#RIP: Crime writer Ruth Rendell died.

INNOVATION

• Want to stop people from knowing you’ve read their message? Here’s how. 
• Dave Goldberg, SurveyMonkey CEO and husband of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, has died suddenly. [Business Insider]
• This handy urine test can reveal whether you’re prone to gaining weight. [Gizmodo]

PARTING SHOT

We’ve seen the royal baby now but the question remains: What will they call her? Here’s a definitive ranking of the eight possible names for her – and yes, Diana is among them.  (DailyEdge.ie)

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