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News Fix

Here's what happened today: Sunday

Abuse of politicians, two road traffic collisions and a young actor dies…

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

IRELAND

19/6/2016. Summer Weather. Two couples brave the b Couples braving the summer rain at Farmleigh House in Dublin Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

INTERNATIONAL

Lord Mayor's Hot Air Balloon Regatta 2016 Hot air balloons flying over London today Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire / PA Wire

#JAPAN: Thousands of protesters have turned out on the island of Okinawa to protest against the US military presence. 

#MANCHESTER: Three 12-year-old girls have been hospitalised after taking ecstasy pills. 

#TRAGIC: 27-year-old Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin has been killed after being struck by his own rolling car in a tragic accident.

INNOVATION

  • Keep your laptop plugged in all the time? You might want to keep an eye on that. 
  • Think your school went to lengths to stop cheating? Algeria has temporarily blocked social media to prevent the problem in its schools. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

Dads – fair play to them. Seeing as today is Father’s Day, let us leave you with the 11 most Irish dad things to ever have happened. [Daily Edge]

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