Here’s What Happened Today: Friday

Omar Sharif, Dublin Port and new advice on Tunisia had people talking today.

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

Twelfth of July celebrations - Belfast People seen climbing a bonfire in the New Mosley area of Belfast Niall Carson / PA Wire Niall Carson / PA Wire / PA Wire

IRELAND

A second man has died from injuries in Belfast after an attack in the city on Tuesday night.
Fine Gael has been accused of ‘shafting women’after a controversial directive to members in Louth.
Ireland has sent its second ship to the Mediterranean.
Dublin Port is set to undergo a €230 million redevelopment plan – with the hopes that its volume of traffic will be increased.
The body of Barry Davis Ryan has been found in the search of Baltimore, West Cork.
A Bill that could impose tougher sentences on those who groom children for sexual purposes has been proposed.
Irish tourist have been told to leave Tunisia following a review of the security situation in the country by the Department of Foreign Affairs.
It has emerged today that Roy Keane is set to bring Irish bookmakers Paddy Power to court over an ad in which he was depicted as Braveheart.

INTERNATIONAL

Bosnia Srebrenica Anniversary People stand next to coffins containing the remains of victims perished in Bosnia's Srebrenica massacre 20 years ago this weekend Associated Press Associated Press

#GREECE: The country has tabled a new proposal for bailout terms and Eurozone ministers are set to make a ‘major’ decision tomorrow.

#EGYPT: Actor Omar Sharif, the star of Doctor Zhivago, has passed away at the age of 83.

#GERMANY: At least two people are dead after a shooting in the Bavaria area of the country.

INNOVATION

There has been come concern today that WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger could be banned in the UK under the new so-called ‘Snoopers Charter’. [Huffington Post]

PARTING SHOT

It seems that if you take a look back through history pretty much anything can become a trend among teenagers. Buzzfeed has taken a look at what things look like inside a secret teenage white supremacist messaging group. [Buzzfeed]

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