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

IRELAND

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• The European Commission said that Ireland gave Apple illegal state aid worth up to €13 billion over a decade
• Unions representing Dublin Bus drivers announced three 48-hour work stoppages this month
• A thorough garda search commenced today of the Co Cavan property where five members of the one family lost their lives yesterday morning
• Pat Hickey was released from prison, but announced he is staying on in Rio
• The Dublin man who was shot dead while on holiday in Majorca was laid to rest
• Peter McVerry called on the government to start compulsorily purchasing empty homes to tackle our country’s housing problem
• A diver who was airlifted from Clogherhead after getting into difficulty has died.

WORLD

Somali soldiers help a man who was wounded by a blast near the presidential palace in Somalia today. Associated Press Associated Press

#SOMALIA: A suicide car bomb has exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.

#SYRIA: UN aid worth millions of dollars have gone to family members of the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, according to a report by the Guardian published today.

#ISLAMIC STATE: Mass graves containing people killed by the Islamic State were discovered in Iraq and Syria.

INNOVATION

• A group of astronomers that made headlines after suggesting that signals they recorded could be proof of alien life, have gone back on their theory [Wired]
• While self-driving cars edge closer being a part of everyday life, they’ve also sparked a fierce debate about morals and accidental death [Guardian].

PARTING SHOT

After Gene Wilder’s death was announced last night, tributes have been pouring in for the legendary comic actor. Here’s one of our favourites from the classic movie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

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