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

IRELAND

Reader Billy Horan captured the sunrise this morning from the eastern MacGillycuddy Reeks looking towards Carrauntoohil with the moon in the background. He said: Most of Kerry was beneath the clouds except for the summit of the highest mountain peaks. They were like islands in a sea of fog. {Billy Horan} {Billy Horan}

• A Garda was injured by two teens on a ‘mini crime spree’
• Campaigners called for a free vote on fatal foetal abnormalities
• Hospitals restricted visitors because of flu outbreaks
• A man in his 60s was stabbed in Glasnevin in Dublin
• Irish “date nights” were found to be expensive
• A family called living near a wind turbine “a disaster”
• Prison officers called for measures to rid prisons of drugs
• Mary McAleese criticised the Pope for saying smacking children is ok

INTERNATIONAL

The Prince of Wales is met by Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan (4th left) after arriving in Amman, Jordan, at the start of a six-day tour of the Middle East.

#UKRAINE: Talks continued on finding peace in Ukraine.

#ISLAMIC STATE: The US-led coalition ramped up the bombing of the Islamic State “capital”

#I DON’T KNOW ART: A painting sold for a reported $300 million. That’s a world record.

INNOVATION

• Need some new apps? Let us show you which ones to pick up. [TheJournal.ie]
• We were all Bebo stunnahs, right? Here’s how to get your pics back and prove it. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

Ever wondered what it’s like to be a member of the US Congress? Vox.com has an anonymous congress member and their nine confessions.

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