Villagers participate in the traditional game of bottle kicking at Hallaton, Leicestershire. The game consists of the two teams made up of the villagers of Hallaton and their neighbours from Medbourne taking turns to get three barrels across two streams a mile apart, by any means possible.

HERE ARE THE things you need to know as we round off the day in three easy steps…

THINGS WE LEARNED:

#SAVITA: RTÉ News has been told that Praveen Halappanavar is not happy with the 108-page HSE review into his wife’s death. Solicitor Gerard O’Donnell said his client claims there are shortcomings in the report and has asked for a number of clarifications. Praveen believes the review does not explain why Savita died or why the couple were treated in the manner they were.

The report states that just one request for a termination of the 30-year-old’s pregnancy was made but her family say there were three such demands.

#TEACHERS: Ireland’s primary and secondary school teachers have shown their anger at continuing cuts to education budgets at various union conferences today. The extension – and likely rejection – of the public service agreement has been discussed by the INTO and ASTI.

#BROKE: Following a weekend of leaked information about the possible imposition of strict guidelines on spending by any adult or family engaged with proposed insolvency services, Fianna Fáil has called for the immediate publication of the legislation.

#RYAN BROTHERS: Police in Northern Ireland have criticised the 32 County Sovereignty Movement for allowing children as young as 10 years old throw stones at PSNI vehicles during an illegal parade in Derry today. Among the attendees were chairman Francis Mackey and the brother of murdered Real IRA leader Alan Ryan. See the pictures.

#WEATHER: Last month was the coldest March on weather. Here’s why.

#EXECUTION: Prosecutors in the US state of Colorado are seeking the death penalty against the James Holmes, the young man accused of killing 12 people in a crowded cinema during a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises in July last year.

THINGS WE LOVED

• This image, sent to us by three Donegal ice-road trekkers. Paul Doherty and his two friends are currently on a charity drive from the most-northerly point of Ireland to the most-northerly point of America. He writes:

I am sending you this email basically from the Arctic Ocean! I have been taking photos along the way and I have some really amazing shots of the Alaskan wilderness but tonight we had a great showing of the Northern Lights and I thought they might be of interest to you. We have paid for the entire trip ourselves and have had a lot of donations from several businesses throughout Ireland so we hope to raise a lot of money which 100 per cent of will go directly to the chosen charities.

• Sky’s decision to commission Moone Boy for another series. Have you started watching it yet? If not, you should – and here’s why.

• CIT teased students today, announcing planning permission for an outdoor heated swimming pool. The €1.1 million project is due to be constructed in the main courtyard. Yes, today is April Fool’s Day. Here are 16 more jokes from the web. And one from us.
• Mad Bank Holiday traditions. Like the World Coal Carrying Championships in West Yorkshire which sees grown men and women race up a hill with sacks of coal weighing either 50kg or 20kg across their backs.

(Image: Dave Thompson/PA Wire/Press Association Images)

THINGS WE SHARED

• Emmet McLaughlin’s Curious Ireland website which offers a comprehensive tour (and stunning images) or Ireland’s historical monuments, from ancient stones to modern-day structures.
• Long weekends can be tough work for reporters so some of the stories that appeared online today could easily have looked like April Fool’s Day pranks. BBC News Magazine presents a round-up.
• This is oddly compelling. Teenagers react to Jennifer Lawrence falling at the Oscars:

(YouTube: TheFineBros)

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