Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

Appeal for return of Karen Buckley, Canadian visas snapped up and coffee kiosk sells for €250,000.

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

IRELAND

Karen Buckley missing PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

Karen Buckley’s parents have made a heartfelt appeal for the safe return of their daughter.
A councillor said protest organisers are to blame for an incident which saw a woman sustain a head injury.
Breda O’Brien criticised Mary McAleese’s comments about same-sex marriage this morning.
Permanent TSB has no plans to cut rates on variable mortgages – it wants to boost profits from them instead.
Thousands (3,850 to be exact) of Canadian working holiday visas were snapped up in 12 minutes today.
Australian officials are investigating reports of Irish people using their Irish language names to apply for visas they are not entitled to.
A pipe bomb was found under Fiona Doyle’s car this morning.
A coffee kiosk in Dublin 4 sold for €250,000.

INTERNATIONAL

The 2015 Pennywell Bacon Stakes Steeplechase special General Election pig race. Ben Birchall Ben Birchall

#MILWAUKEE: A driver was shot to death after rushing to help a young child he knocked down.

#CLEVELAND: A one-year-old died after he was shot in the face by a three-year-old.

#NORFOLK: A teaching assistant has admitted to sending a bomb hoax from a student’s email account as she couldn’t face work.

#BAILOUT: Greece is getting ready to default on its next tranche of bailout loan repayments.

INNOVATION

Are you a bit too tired to cook when you come home from work in the evenings? Fear not – you may be able to buy a robotic personal chef in a couple of years. [Geek.com]
Good news – super, incredibly fast broadband is on its way to 350 towns in Ireland. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

The first McDonald’s franchise opened 60 years ago on April 15, 1955.

Here’s a look at some photographs and ads from the company’s archives.

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