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

IRELAND

An Garda Síochana and the RSA today launched a new drug testing regime Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• An investigation is under way after an alleged sexual assault at Cathal Brugha army barracks in Dublin.
• Dublin Bus drivers are expected to vote to strike ‘in sympathy’ with their colleagues in Bus Éireann.
• A new drug-testing regime for drivers was launched by gardaí and the RSA.
• Shane Ross responded to reports on his feather boa picture.
• A Kosovan man has been convicted of the murder of Dublin woman Anna Finnegan.
• The trial of a man accused of taking part in a €600,000 Celtic Tiger kidnapping in Drogheda has collapsed.
• Communicorp radio has removed the CEO’s of stations Spin, 98FM and Newstalk.
• Supermac’s has asked the EU to cancel McDonald’s trademark on the Big Mac.
• A Wicklow man who sexually assaulted a ‘comatose’ woman has been jailed for 2.5 years.
• 11 people were rescued from an apartment fire in Tallaght.

WORLD

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#DORTMUND: German police have arrested an Islamist linked to the ‘targeted attack’ of Borussia Dortmund’s team bus last night.

#MELANIA: The US first lady has accepted an apology and damages from the Daily Mail over reports on her modeling work.

#TRUMP: The US president has recalled the moment he launched 59 missiles at Syria, and gotten the country confused with Iraq while he’s at it.

#CHARLIE MURPHY: The brother of Hollywood a-lister Eddie, and star of Dave Chappelle’s legendary Rick James skits, has died of leukaemia.

PARTING SHOT

Pictured: farming Popular Science Popular Science

So it turns out ants are pretty good farmers. In fact, they’re so good, they figured it all out millions of years before we did. They’re still terrifying though.