NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- Cardinal Seán Brady confirmed he has asked the Pope to accept his resignation.
- A legal challenge to the Permanent TSB bail-out was sent to Europe by the High Court.
- SIPTU announced further train strikes, in addition to those planned for both All-Ireland days.
- A major Irish study shows the long-term economic devastation caused by child sexual abuse.
- Two Gardaí on motorbikes were injured after a crash in Co Sligo earlier today.
- Ratings agency Fitch looks set to upgrade Irish debt.
- Tributes have been paid to Sisters Paula Buckley and Imelda Carew, who drowned in Co Kerry last night.
- A report into a 2011 incident found that Ryanair crew only noticed serious damage to a plane after take-off.
- Nearly 2,000 people in Co Clare were warned not to drink their water this weekend.
- Gardaí arrested a man in Cavan after finding €100,000 worth of drugs in his house.
INTERNATIONAL
#US: After nearly a week of severe tensions, police in Ferguson, Missouri named the officer who shot dead an unarmed black man last weekend.
#IRAQ: A number of EU countries will be arming Kurdish fighters against Islamic State militants. Ireland is not one of them.
#UKRAINE: Concerns were raised after Russian military vehicles were spotted encroaching on the Ukrainian border.
INNOVATION
- If you’re reading this, and you’re over 50 – read on. A study has found that internet use can help fight off dementia.
- Have you ever wondered why smartphones seem to be constantly getting bigger? Here’s why. [Quartz]
PARTING SHOT
With racially-charged protests and alarmingly high rates of police violence consuming America these days, is it time the media stopped patronising the rest of the world?
Here’s a must-read satirical piece about how journalists would report the shooting of Michael Brown, if the town of Ferguson were in China instead of Missouri. [Vox]
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