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

IRELAND

A woman protests during the Kerry Babies Tribunal. Eamonn Farrell Eamonn Farrell

• Bus Éireann says the whistleblower’s corruption claims are not backed up by evidence.
• There’s been no reports of injuries following a dramatic looking fire in Cork city.
• The HSE has recommended that 100 charities receiving public funds should have allowances stopped. 
• There’s been conflicting reports today on whether or not Irish Water will charge a €100 ‘standing charge’. 
• The Children First Bill has been published today, 15 years after it was first mooted. 
• Ethicon Biosurgery announced 270 jobs for Limerick today, 90 have already been filled.
• There’s been no verdict yet in the Anglo trial, the jury will resume discussions in the morning.
• This day 30 years ago the body of a baby was found on a Kerry beach. It led to the tragic Kerry Babies case. (pic above)
• 120 Navy and Army personnel will be made redundant next year. 

INTERNATIONAL

Megan Huntsman, who was arrested on suspicion of killing six of her newborn children.

US: A woman from Utah, Megan Huntsman, has admitted killing six of her newborn babies and hiding them inside boxes in her garage.

NETHERLANDS: A 14-year-old Dutch girl was arrested for making a joke threat to an airline on Twitter.

PAKISTAN: A man has been arrested for cannibalism after eating a baby.

DESTRUCTION: The world’s banana crop is in danger of ‘massive destruction‘ if a disease spreads from Asia to Africa and the Middle East.

INNOVATION

• New documents reveal that before the iPhone arrived, Google didn’t plan on supporting touchscreens. 
• Microsoft has released its Windows Phone 8.1 preview to developers today.

PARTING SHOT 

Source: Science@NASA

Tomorrow will see the first of two lunar eclipses this year. If you’re living in the US it’s going to be quite the view but for those of us living on this side of the Atlantic…not so much!

Here’s an explainer on why we’re missing out and a little peak at exactly what we won’t see.

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