NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.
IRISH
- It was the last chance for people to register to vote in the upcoming referendums.
- Ex-IRA commander Jock Davison was shot dead in Belfast.
- A court heard today a homeless man found dead in the Phoenix Park had €140,000 in his bank account.
- Another English language school closed bringing the total to 16 since April last year.
- A 17-year-old from Dublin went missing.
- Sunday Independent columnist John Drennan left the paper to work for Renua.
- Liam Adams lost his appeal against his rape conviction.
- People have offered to pray for Leo Varadkar‘s soul.
- Peter McVerry said he’d be embarrassed if he was Alan Kelly.
- The Grangegorman squatters can stay there for another week.
- Someone sent homophobic hate mail to Brendan Courtney.
- Irish men are the sexiest in the world, apparently.
WORLD
#TEXAS: Islamic State militants said they struck the US for the first time after two gunmen opened fire at an event which showcased cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed.
#BRITAIN: There are two days to go until the general election and lots of people are still undecided.
#BOSTON: Dzhokhar Tsarnaev broke down in court when his aunt testified.
#INTERPOL: A world alert has been issued warning of the dangers of diet pills.
#PARAGUAY: A 10-year-old girl who was raped by her stepfather has been denied an abortion..
#MASSACHUSETTS: Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy was granted bail.
INNOVATION
- A free service on Spotify could be a thing of the past if Apple has its way.
- This is what happens to your body after you die. [Gizmodo]
- This new artificial muscle is made from gold-plated onion skin. [The Verge]
PARTING SHOT
A satellite in space captured some great images of the Sun erupting with a massive bust of hot plasma:
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