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

IRELAND

Acting Environment Minister Alan Kelly attended a forum on housing and homelessness today. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• An Irishman died in a swimming pool while on holiday in Spain.
• Micheál Martin and Enda Kenny spoke by phone for the first time since the general election.
• The boss of Transdev’s UK and Ireland branches has written a letter to Luas drivers asking them to reconsider their position.
• Outgoing minister Brendan Howlin was touted as the clear favourite to succeed Joan Burton as Labour leader if she steps down.
• New figures show that 363 children became homeless in the first two months of this year.
• Gardaí arrested a teenage boy over the fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Lorcan O’Reilly in Dublin last year.
• Pro-life and pro-choice advocates criticised Donald Trump’s controversial remarks about punishing women for having abortions.
• Gardaí issued an appeal for help tracing a 13-year-old missing from his home in the Tallaght area of Dublin.
• A pharmaceutical plant in Tipperary is to close, with the loss of 100 jobs.
• Planning permission was given for the tallest office building in Dublin – a 73-metre high structure.
• Scam emails claiming to be from Electric Ireland were sent to a number of customers.
• The weather is set to take a turn for the worse.

INTERNATIONAL

Comedians Ronnie Corbett (left) and Ronnie Barker, known as The Two Ronnies, pictured in 1988. Corbett died today. Fiona Hanson / PA Wire/Press Association Images Fiona Hanson / PA Wire/Press Association Images / PA Wire/Press Association Images

#AUSTRALIA: An Irishman died after being stabbed to death while having dinner at a restaurant in Sydney.

#INDIA: At least 20 people died after a bridge collapsed in Kolkata.

#TURKEY: Seven police officers were killed and at least 23 people wounded after a bomb attack targeting a Turkish police vehicle in Diyarbakir.

#ENGLAND: British comedian and actor Ronnie Corbett died at the age of 85.

#BELGIUM: Judicial authorities have approved in principle the extradition of Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam to France.

#SOUTH AFRICA: President Jacob Zuma flouted the constitution in using public funds to upgrade his private residence and must repay the money, South Africa’s top court ruled today.

INNOVATION

• Sky has a smart idea for helping parents put their kids to bed.
• These are the events vying to fill Dublin’s Web Summit-sized void.

PARTING SHOT

The photographer who ‘follows’ his wife around the world has revealed how he does it (h/t Buzzfeed).

Originally published 9pm