Updated 23:00

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

IMF official Peter Breuer, left, Mission Chief for Ireland Craig Beaumont, centre, and other Troika officials were back in Dublin today (Image: Mark Stedman).

IRISH

• The Troika were back in town for their final review visit.
• Seán Quinn Junior is to sell his home to purge his contempt of High Court orders. [RTÉ]
• Labour councillor Sean O’Grady resigned from the party.
• The key to the Seán O’Casey Bridge is lost and no one can open it.
• A six-month-old baby was found dead at a house in Dublin.
• An aircraft crash in Offaly that killed two men was caused by a lack of fuel in the tank.
• New driving licence rules came into effect.
• A man arrived in Dublin Airport with 0.5 kg of cocaine in his stomach.
• FÁS is no more… so say hello to Solas.
• Stormont was evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious device.

WORLD

Unites States intelligence officials testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington today (Image: Susan Walsh/AP/PA).

#UNITED STATES: Intelligence officials testified in Congress while the Senate intelligence committee ordered a review of the country’s surveillance operations. [The Guardian]

#BRITAIN: An autopsy took place on the body of a former BBC driver accused of child sexual assault after he was found dead at his house yesterday. [AFP]

#LONDON: Another two men were arrested for sexual offences in the investigation into allegations of child sexual assault by Jimmy Savile.

#SYRIA: Thousands of Syrian civilians are fleeing a besieged Damascus suburb that has been closed off by a government forces blockage since March. [BBC]

INNOVATION

• A new version of Google Glass will be compatible with prescription glasses. [arstechnica]
• Netflix is toying with the idea of streaming movies online on the same day they’re in cinemas. [All Things D]

PARTING SHOT

The tallest man in the world got married. We’re just wondering where he rented that tux. [The Guardian]

First published 21:00.

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