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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Everyone’s talking about Ebola ruled out of Donegal death, asylum seekers travelling for abortion and executions in Gaza.

Updated 11.04 pm

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

IRELAND

At a ceremony in Cathal Brugha Barracks A ceremony was held n Cathal Brugha Barracks to mark the anniversary of Michael Collins' death. Neville Neville

INTERNATIONAL

India Hindu Festival An Indian girl arranges idols of elephant-headed Hindu God Ganesha. Rajesh Kumar Singh / PA Images Rajesh Kumar Singh / PA Images / PA Images

#GAZA: Hamas executed 18 men for allegedly helping Israel in its six-week assault on the territory.

#GRUESOME: The trial of a German policeman accused of murdering a willing victim he met on a cannibalism website begun in Germany.

#UK: A London teenager was jailed after pleading guilty to stabbing his friend to death in an argument over £30.

#ISLAMIC STATE: The family of murdered journalist James Foley released an email sent to his parents from their son’s captors before his execution.

INNOVATION

PARTING SHOT


Tony Zhou / Vimeo

In this video, film buff Tony Zhou explores if there’s a better way of showing a text message in a film. He argues that even though we’re well into the digital age, film is still ineffective at depicting the world we live in. Maybe the solution lies not in content, but in form he argues.