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

Richard E. Grant pictured in Brown Thomas Dublin launching his second unisex fragrance, 'Jack Covent Garden' Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland Leon Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• Alan Dukes broke his silence on the Siteserv deal
• Gail O’Rorke was cleared of assisting the suicide of her friend
• Karen Buckley‘s death certificate was released
• The Children’s Referendum passed. Again.
• Campaigners for the No side in the marriage referendum accused the Yes side of pulling down their posters
• An Irish man was given a 13-month suspended sentence for punching his brother in Sydney
• A young man made calls for Social Welfare to be overhauled
• Fianna Fáil began their Ard Fheis

INTERNATIONAL

Prince Harry visits V beach cemetery, close to the area where the majority of Irish casualties occurred, to mark the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign during World War I. Niall Carson Niall Carson

#APPLETOPSY: With the Apple Watch launched, journalists have begun ripping it apart. Literally.

#RETURNED: A Mexican teenager, ripped from her family and brought to Texas, was returned to her home.

#APPEAL: London police have offered a £40,000 reward to anyone who can help solve the murders of a Playboy bunny and a 16-year-old.

#EVACUATED: The Statue of Liberty was evacuated over a suspicious package.

INNOVATION

• Google took a shot at Apple on Google Maps in a gloriously childish way
• You’ll be able to watch HD feeds from the International Space Station soon [Gizmodo]

PARTING SHOT

How do you catch a corrupt banker? By looking at which sporting events they’re going to.

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