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

Labour's John Lyons TD, who is openly gay, with his mother Josie Lyons today at Holy Spirit National School in Ballymun, Dublin. Mark Stedman / PA Mark Stedman / PA / PA

IRISH

• Ireland has been voting on same-sex marriage and lowering the age at which a person can run for president.
• A man set a pit bull on three gardaí in Louth when they went to search his home for drugs.
• The Northern Ireland prosecution service apologised to Máría Cahill after releasing a review of how her complaints were handled.
• A 33-year-old man was arrested over the death of Graham Johnson in Cork Prison. [RTÉ]
• Michael Noonan warned the banks they need to lower interest rates.
• Dunnes Stores staff met this evening to discuss the sudden closure of the Gorey branch.
• Teachers’ unions are to ballot members on new proposals for Junior Cycle reform. [ RTÉ]
• Details of specialised health cards for Magdalene survivors were announced.

WORLD

Graduating members of the U.S. Naval Academy throws their covers in the air at the end of the Academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony. Patrick Semansky / PA Patrick Semansky / PA / PA

#SAUDI ARABIA: Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on a Shia mosque. [BBC]

#UNITED STATES: The State Department has released nearly 900 pages of emails from the private account of Hillary Clinton. [Washington Post]

#MEXICO: There is a large-scale shootout in an area where drug cartels operate. [ABC]

#NETHERLANDS: The Cabinet approved a partial ban on Islamic veils in public [The Guardian]

INNOVATION

• This process lets you basically tie-dye things by dipping them in water. [Geek]
• The Oculus Rift is helping football players skill-up in virtual reality off the field. [TNW]

PARTING SHOT

You’ve probably been using these emojis all wrong… [Wired]

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