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

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IRELAND

• A family were rescued by gardaí after a tiger kidnapping 
• A man who broke another man’s jaw avoided jail
• Stephen Cahoon was found guilty of murdering a pregnant mother-of-four
• Viable bombs were found buried in the ground in Limerick
• Heavy rain led to flooding and traffic problems 
• TDs had a row about having nothing to talk about 
• A man killed in a late-night crash was an off-duty garda 
• A former Olympic swimmer was awarded €20k in a personal injury claim
• A man was arrested after an investigation into a ‘savage’ murder was reopened
• A survey found that six in 10 people have given up on owning their own home
• Men attempted to rob a Dublin post office – but couldn’t get the safe open
• Plans for a new housing development were rejected over the wrong name being used

INTERNATIONAL

June Steenkamp, centre, the mother of Reeva Steenkamp, is comforted as appeals court judge Eric Leach delivers his verdict AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#OSCAR PISTORIUS Oscar Pistorius is to go back to jail for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp

#CALIFORNIA Bombs and thousands of bullets were found at the California shooting suspects’ house

#ISLAMIC STATE A new video purports to show children killing Syrian security forces

#PARIS ATTACKS Two new suspects were charged in Belgium

#UK The UK began bombing Isis in Syria, just hours after last night’s vote

INNOVATION

• This is pretty cool – Epson has unveiled the world’s first in-office paper recycling system. Put in waste paper, get out an A4 sheet in return. [Ars Technica]
• Robots, drones and apps will soon be able to recognise objects and emotions, thanks to a new tool from Google. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

Single and a big fan of Disney? Now there’s a dating site specifically for Disney fans, called Mouse Mingle. So you might get to meet your Lady over a plate of spaghetti… [The Guardian]