Afghan men on a boat wait for customers in Qargha lake, the only large entertainment place in Kabul, Afghanistan. After a deadly attack by Taliban insurgents last year in Qargha lake, people rarely visit this place any more. (AP Photo/Jawad Jalali)

HERE ARE THE things you need to know as we round off the day in three easy steps.

THINGS WE LEARNED

• It’s been a bad day for Labour with MEP Nessa Childers resigning from the parliamentary party and the party forced to deny suggestions that Eamon Gilmore had been ringing around TDs and senators seeking to shore up support for his leadership.
• A man has died in Tipperary after the partial collapse of a mine. Part of the Lisheen Mine collapsed at around 4.40pm yesterday afternoon with the man trapped underneath rockfall.
• A report into the sinking of the Tit Bonhomme fishing vessel off the Cork coast last year which saw five people die has found that fatigue among the six crew members was the main factor in the sinking, RTÉ reports.
• Almost 60,000 people have paid the property tax according to figures released this evening. The Revenue Commissioners said that it has so far issued about 1.2 million letters to households across the country.
• The tensions in the Korean peninsula continued today with North Korea telling European countries it cannot guarantee the safety of their embassies as it today moved two mid-range missiles to its east coast.
• Doctors at the Irish Medical Organisation’s annual conference have rejected three motions concerning abortion today. Motions to support legislation for the X Case, abortion in cases of rape or incest and abortion where there is a fatal foetal abnormality were rejected.

THINGS WE LOVED

• Check out Hollywood actress Meryl Streep speaking about the late great trade unionist and human rights activist Inez McCormack.
• The Atlantic on why we wear masks. Some great photos here.
• Dogs in tights. That’s all.
• It was Ladies Day at the British Grand National in Aintree today and the ladies of Liverpool and beyond were out in force in fancy hats, fetching frocks, the highest of high heels and, er, slippers:

(Pic: Dave Thompson/PA Wire)

THINGS WE SHARED

• These 13 photos that seem normal… until you look closer.
• We stumbled across this gif of Mount Saint Helens erupting earlier. Pretty cool, huh?
• Finally, here’s your unexpected reaction of the day:

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