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

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IRELAND

• The fallout from Saturday’s protest against Joan Burton dominated the news. 
• There was criticism of TD Paul Murphy for his part in the action. 
• Minister Alan Kelly’s office received a bomb threat. 
• And hundreds protested outside an event attended by the Taoiseach tonight. 
• Elsewhere, seven men appeared before court on terrorism charges. 
• There was condemnation of an attack on the PSNI.
• A rental report showed a surge in Dublin prices.
• There was an appeal over a body found in Clare four years ago. 
• A woman was cleared of robbing and murdering a man in Belfast. 
• The 2016 website was yoinked offline for an upgrade.
• And Weatherspoons are buying another Dublin venue. 

WORLD

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#BRITAIN Remember bird flu? Well, it’s back and it’s in the UK.

#US A doctor from Sierra Leone who was being treated in the US for Ebola has died.

#WALES And the home of the man who killed April Jones has been torn down.

INNOVATION

• Internet-transmitting balloons are a thing, apparently. Google is test-flying 20 of them in Australia. [theguardian]
• Keen cyclist? Check out this gadget that turns air into water while you pedal. [Huffington Post]

PARTING SHOT

The latest instalment in our series ‘How To Say The Names Of Various Condiments Out Loud’….

This evening, Italian chef Pasquale Sciarappa guides us through the complex pronunciation of ‘Worcestershire Sauce’.

That’s ‘Wanchaster Sharime’…

You know, as in ‘Omar Sharime’.

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