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

IRELAND

Ray Foley, Elaine Crowley , Alan Hughes and Cassie Stokes became superheroes for the day to help support the launch Children's Hospice Week.

• There’s an investigation after a woman in her 50s died at the Áras Attracta care home in Mayo. 
• A man has been arrested over the murder of Eddie Hutch.
• The body of a man was discovered at a house in Rathcormac, Co Cork.
• Despite leaks, the O’Higgins report has still not been published.
• Asher’s bakery is back in court in Belfast to contest a ruling in the so-called ‘gay cake row’.
• A Fianna Fáil Senator said he filled out expense claims “as honestly as he could”.
• A man who raped his own disabled son for the production of child pornography was jailed for twenty years.
• A survey has shown Irish households to be the third most indebted in the EU.
• A man has been arrested in connection with a violent home robbery in Dublin in which two raiders were disguised as postmen.
• A local councillor in Co Meath has caused a huge rumpus online with a Facebook post regarding restricted dog breeds.

WORLD

Russian soldiers march during the Victory Day military parade in Red Square. Alexander Zemlianichenko Alexander Zemlianichenko

#PYONGYANG: A BBC correspondent has been expelled from North Korea after being detained for three days.

#ATHENS: Violent protests have broken out in Greece as politicians vote to pass new austerity measures imposed on the country.

#RODRIGO DUTERTE: A controversial Philippines politician dubbed ‘the Trump of the East’ looks set to be made President of the Pacific nation.

INNOVATION

• A stretchable skin sensor designed to help wearers avoid sunburn by sensing UV rays will be released in Ireland in July. 
• Google ran a trial where it turned its links from blue to black, confusing some users.

PARTING SHOT

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See that little black dot? That’s Mercury transiting across the Sun. It is its clearest pass from Earth until 2049.

On Snapchat: We took a trip down to Trinity College Dublin to see if we could spot that tiny black dot using some fancy telescopes. Check out our story today to see how we got on.

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