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

IRELAND

Nine-year-old Brendan Horton joined members of the Republican Sinn Fein marching down North Frederick Street toward the GPO today. Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

• Thousands marked Easter Monday on O’Connell Street
• Mobile networks suffered a bit of bother
• A Luas security guard was stabbed in a row
• A Gerry Adams interview aired in the States
• The government was accused of “kite-flying”
• The CSO cleared up why crime stats haven’t been published
• Teachers called for more funding for schools
• A man died in a crash in Bandon

INTERNATIONAL

Villagers take part in the annual game of bottle kicking in Hallaton, Leicestershire. The game consists of two teams made up of the villagers of Hallaton and their neighbours from Medbourne attempting to get three kegs across two streams a mile apart, by any means possible. Joe Giddens Joe Giddens

#PAYBACK: Greece has said it will pay back all of its loans.

#RETRACTED: Rolling Stone magazine was forced into a massive back down over a story which said a woman had been raped at a US college.

#FIGHT BACK: Kenya said that it had launched attacks on militants who had attacked a college earlier this week, killing 148.

#BOSTON BOMBING: The jury in the trial of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhkhar Tsarnaev heard closing statements.

INNOVATION

• Charge your phone smarter and faster.
• Running out of storage room on your device? Have a clear out.

PARTING SHOT

Today marks Opening Day in Major League Baseball. Even if you’re not into the sport, you should appreciate The Guardian’s roundup of some of the food available at ballparks.

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