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Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Mick Wallace in tears, Alan Kelly’s ambition and Ken Livingstone being suspended had people talking today.

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

IRELAND

28/04/2016. Luas Drivers Strike. Pictured people w Sam Boal Sam Boal

WORLD

Labour anti-Semitism row Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone surrounded media outside Millbank in Westminster, London PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#COSTA CONCORDIA The captain of the ship said that others were to blame for the deadly crash.

#BRITAIN Ken Livingstone was suspended from Labour today, and had to hide in a toilet after comments about Hitler.

#EGYPT The Egyptian government rejected claims of UN mistreatment in the Ibrahim Halawa case

#WISCONSIN A toddler shot his mother by accident while she was driving. The gun had slid out from under the driver’s seat.

#LIVERPOOL A flight to Alicante was forced to land in France after drunk passengers started fighting.

INNOVATION

  • Apple has launched a CareKit, which helps people keep track of medical data, like diabetes with One Drop, and Start App for drugs prescribed to treat depression. [The Next Web]
  • If your WiFi isn’t up to scratch, here are some tips to help you try and fix it.
  • A guy who doesn’t understand football made a football game anyway… and here’s what happened. [Twitter]

PARTING SHOT

It’s International Dance Day 2016 today, so here are five Sligo dancers from Sean Nós ar an tSionann Dance Club performing in Co Sligo.

Edwina Guckian / YouTube

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