Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Everyone’s talking about the death of Ian Paisley, Oscar Pistorius convicted and Fine Gael’s tea summit.

Updated 11.3o pm

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

File Photo Ian Paisley has died. Ian Paisley and Bertie Ahern at a Battle of the Boyne commemoration in 2007. Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

Tributes were paid to former Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley who died aged 88.
His life in quotes and pictures.
A new deal on Ireland’s bailout loans will save the State €1.5 billion.
After some tetchy media talking at Fine Gael’s think-in, Taoiseach E nda Kenny and health minister Leo Varadkar smoothed things over.
A report by the Inspector of Prisons has shone a light on shortcomings in the deaths of 24 prisoners.
There were 64 cases of children being abducted from Ireland last year and 45 cases of abducted children being brought here.
A woman died in a t wo-car crash in west Kerry and another woman died in a crash in Louth.
Revenue officials seized five million cigarettes in Rosslare.

INTERNATIONAL

South Africa Pistorius Trial Oscar Pistorius escorted from court after his conviction for culpable homicide. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#PISTORIUS: Oscar Pistorius was co nvicted of the culpable homicide of Reeva Steenkamp. He was released on bail to be sentenced on 13 October.

#US: The mother of murdered US journalist James Foley has said that she felt like her son’s kidnapping was an “annoyance” to the White House.

#ESCAPE: A teen convicted of killing three students at a Cleveland high school has escaped from prison.

#ROB FORD: The controversial Toronto Mayor has suspended his bid for re-election to seek treatment for a tumour. His brother will replace him on the ballot.

INNOVATION

You know those slim SD cards that slot into your phone or camera? Well, you can now buy an absurd 512gb version.
TechCrunch Disrupt is one of the world’s foremost showcases for what’s new in Silicon Valley. Here are some of the best quotes from this week’s event.

PARTING SHOT

“In a remote corner of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles from the Philippines, lies a submerged reef the Filipinos call Ayungin.” The New York Times has gone there and prodcued this rather beautiful piece.

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