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

IRELAND

The coffins of Sean McGrotty and Ruth Daniels follow those of Mark and Evan McGrotty and Jodie-Lee Daniels into the Church of the Holy Family in Derry for their funeral service. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• The five victims of the Buncrana pier tragedy were laid to rest in Derry.
• A Luas strike will go ahead on Easter Sunday and Monday, trade union Siptu has confirmed.
• Gardaí appealed for members of the public to come forward with any information they have about the murder of Noel Duggan, who was shot dead outside his home last night.
• Three men were arrested following the seizure of firearms and ammunition in Co Meath.
• Gardaí appealed for information after a woman was slashed in the face in Cork city.
• A man died after the car he was travelling in crashed into a river in Roscommon.
• A woman who was injured in a car crash in Donegal yesterday died from her injuries.
• The Teachers’ Union of Ireland called for the introduction of a 1% levy on corporate profits to generate additional funding for the higher education sector.
• John Giles is set to leave his role as a football analyst with RTÉ after Euro 2016.

INTERNATIONAL

Bosnian Muslim woman who lost their family members in Srebrenica Fatima Mujic, Vasvija Kadic and Mirsada Kahriman, from left to right, react as they watch a TV broadcast of the sentencing of Radovan Karadzic. Amel Emric / AP/Press Association Images Amel Emric / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#THE HAGUE: Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been found guilty of genocide and sentenced to 40 years in jail over the worst atrocities in Europe since World War II.

#BELGIUM: EU justice and interior ministers held an emergency meeting in Brussels to work out a plan to address the threat posed by jihadists to Europe, following on from the terrorist attacks in the city.

#ENGLAND: Footballer Adam Johnson was sentenced to six years in prison. The 28-year-old was found guilty of sexual activity with a 15-year-old girl earlier this month.

#SOCTLAND: A man was arrested in connection with the murder of 15-year-old Paige Doherty in Scotland.

#NEW ZEALAND: The country has voted to keep its current flag in a referendum that cost €15.7 million.

INNOVATION

• Email is dying among mobile’s youngest users [TechCrunch].
• Genetically-modified maggots may change the way we treat wounds [Geek].

PARTING SHOT

The Dublin Simon Community has created this powerful video about the homeless crisis Ireland faces 100 years on from the Easter Rising.

Originally published: 9pm

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