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

IRELAND

As the spell of very fine weather continues, young lambs wonder what their mother is up to, on a farm in Clonbullogue, County Offaly. Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

• A man appeared in court charged with the murder of Anne Shortall.
• A man was killed after a truck hit a van near Drogheda.
• Campaigners launched a “counter offensive” to water bills.
• One Fianna Fáil councillor left the party and another two prepared to face off against each other. Again. 
• The governor of the Central Bank said that Celtic Tiger bankers were “unwise, rather than criminal“
• Fire fighters fought a wildfire near Killarney National Park.
• GPs and the HSE came to an agreement on free care for kids
• Sinn Féin’s Mary Lou McDonald refused to back down over her decision to name six former politicians in the Oireachtas last year
• A man appealed for a chain containing the ashes of his partner to be returned
• A main route in Dublin was closed after a person was seen on a roof

INTERNATIONAL

The Rev Andrew Dotchin outside Whitton Parish Church, Ipswich, after he was stopped from going in to a wine bar on Easter Sunday because he was wearing his trademark sandals. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#MILAN: A man facing bankruptcy killed a judge and lawyer in a courtroom shooting in the Italian city of Milan.

#CHAOS: Hundreds of flights across Europe were cancelled.

#TAYLOR: Singer Taylor Swift released an emotional open letter to her fans about her mother’s battle with cancer.

#APPLE: An ex-Apple employee said that working for the company is like working for a cult.

INNOVATION

• Paid subscriptions on YouTube? Here’s why they might do it.
• Samsung expects the S6 to sell loads of units.

PARTING SHOT

Darren Sharper was one of American football’s best-known names. He was also a serial rapist and successive police failures allowed him continue his crimes. ProPublica and the New Orleans Advocate investigated how the case was allowed proceed.

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