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

IRELAND

Former Anglo bankers Pat Whelan, left, and Willie McAteer photographed outside the Circuit Criminal Court, Dublin today. Brian Lawless / PA Wire Brian Lawless / PA Wire / PA Wire

• 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

Novice Buddhist monks walk begging for alms in rain, following a cleric rule of no footwear nor umbrella in the streets of Yangon, Myanmar today. Gemunu Amarasinghe Gemunu Amarasinghe

• #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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