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

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• Gerry Adams confirmed that the IRA was behind the 1983 shooting of Portlaoise Prison officer Brian Stack – the Stack family (above) also criticised the garda investigation.
• The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed the death of 25-year-old Clontarf woman Orla Daly in Singapore.
• Two police officers were hospitalised after rioting in Belfast this evening.
• It emerged Bord Gáis are seeking a seven per cent increase in charges for residential customers.
• An investigation was launched after an Eircom worker was injured in a fall in Dublin city centre.
• A music producer agreed not to use the Riverdance name in forthcoming European shows, following a court order.
• Childcare providers could face tougher sanctions, after the Cabinet signed-off on draft legislation.
• The Department of Health said that a doctor’s right to object to abortions is “not absolute”.
• The NTA published its five year plan for Dublin traffic management, which includes the idea of “virtual bus lanes”.
• In business news, Clare Grady was appointed as the new editor of the Irish Independent, moving from the Herald.
• And there was the heart-warming tale of the group of children that rescued a dolphin from a rockpool.

INTERNATIONAL

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#PARIS The Eiffel Tower was evacuated today after a bomb scare, but the threat later emerged to have been unfounded.

#BANK A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 30 years in prison over a plot to blow up the Federal Reserve.

#TENSIONS The Spanish Prime Minister said “all necessary steps” would be taken to defend the country’s interests in Gibraltar.

INNOVATION

• Bill Gates hit-out at Google’s plans to provide internet access in developing countries, saying more should be done instead to address basic needs. [Guardian]
• And it turns out Jackie Chan’s not so popular in China these days – he’s coming in for major criticism on social media in the country for apparently “shilling for the Government” [Buzzfeed]

PARTING SHOT

Oprah Winfrey says she was the victim of racism during a visit to Switzerland. A shop assistant tried to discourage the talk-show host from buying a hand-bag, saying it was “too expensive for her”. Oprah made $77 million last year.

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