Updated 22.46

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

Frances Fitzgerald and Charlie Flanagan receive their seal of office this afternoon as both took over new ministries today. Laura Hutton / Photocall Ireland Laura Hutton / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• Frances Fitzgerald was named the new Justice Minister
• Charlie Flanagan will take her role as Minister for Children
• Luke Ming Flanagan said that there are other Garda whistleblowers who allege gardaí engaged in fake drug dealing
• An Irishman who pleaded guilty to damaging a hotel in Melbourne was found dead
• A toddler died in a farm accident in Cork
• Two men were arrested after hijacking a taxi in Castleknock
• A Labour senator was criticised after calling Luke Ming Flanagan a turkey
• Unite were angered by the Department of Social Protection putting 1,500 people on JobBridge
• A dummy hand grenade was found near Heuston Station, sparking a scare
• RTÉ apologised to Gerry Adams over a news bulletin
• The Summit caused controversy for how it values Irish degrees

INTERNATIONAL

US First Lady Michelle Obama joins the calls for the release of 200 Nigerian schoolgirls.

#NIGERIA: World powers including the United States and China, joined in the search for the more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram islamists. US First Lady Michelle Obama expressed sympathy for the schoolgirls, in a personal message on Twitter.

#RUSSIA: Russia said that the US is breaching international commerce rules by imposing sanctions on it over Ukraine.

#BOSTON: Dzokhar Tsarnaev, one of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers asked the US not to execute him. Tsarnaev’s lawyers said that last month’s botched executions, as well as the America’s position as one of the only western states that still carries out executions, meant that the punishment should be taken off the table.

INNOVATION

• You may have recently got your 4G sim. Well, Japan is test 5G, so you’re already behind the times. Sorry. [TheJournal.ie]
• This it the future of circuit boards. Water soluble and 90 per cent recyclable. [Geek.com]
• Synth makers Moog are adding braille to their instruments so that blind people can play them. [Gizmodo]

PARTING SHOT

Where is the International Space Station right now? And what is the view like? The helpful folks at NASA want you to see right here.

Originally posted 9pm