Updated at 11.15pm
NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- A man in his 30s has been seriously injured after being allegedly pushed in front of a bus in Dublin city.
- A delay in Bank of Ireland’s processing has meant many workers in Ireland were not paid as expected this morning.
- Senators called for Ireland to toughen its stance on Gaza.
- A group of dissident republican protesters heckled President Higgins at a WWI commemoration event.
- An average family of two adults and two children will pay €278 a year in water charges under new rates published today.
- Two former Anglo Irish Bank directors have been sentenced to 240 hours of community service. [RTÉ]
- The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Irish murderers who contested that their imprisonment was a violation of their rights.
- Paddy Power is contacting customers who had an account with the bookmaker in 2010 over a data breach.
- The family of murdered teenager Marioara Rostas have spoken of their grief.
INTERNATIONAL
- #GAZA: The UN Security Council has called for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in the conflict. [AFP]
- #DEFAULT: Argentina has burned bondholders for the second time in 13 years.
- #US: America’s House of Representatives is suing Obama over his healthcare reform bill.
INNOVATION
- Have you ever wished your car would park itself and come back for you later?
- NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover is preparing for some ‘unprecedented’ exploration of the red planet. [NASA]
PARTING SHOT
The 140-year-old Eastboune Pier in England has burned down after a fire started in the amusement arcade area of the historic structure. Here’s a brief history of similar – not infrequent – fires through the years. [BoingBoing]
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