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

IRELAND

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• Publicans and residents were calling for the five Garth Brooks concerts to go ahead today but the Labour Party says it has a solution.
• Two people have been arrested after the body of a 40-year-old man was found in a wheelie bin at a house in Armagh.
• Survivors of Symphysiotomy have rejected a Government redress scheme.
• It was revealed today that 1 in 5 Irish workers earn less than the ‘living wage’.
• Two people were charged over the assault of a man in Ranelagh on Saturday morning.

INTERNATIONAL

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#JERUSALEM: Jewish extremists were arrested over the murder of a Palestinian teenager. Meanwhile, a video of his cousin being beaten by Israeli police has appeared online.

#UK: Vanessa Feltz has received ‘vile’ online comments after she claimed Rolf Harris assaulted her.

#AFGHANISTAN: The Afghan government was asked to ban Facebook but it rejected the proposal. Here’s the explanation as to why it was asked in the first place. 

INNOVATION

• Humans are so over, machines will be the dominant ones by 2045. [TheJournal.ie].
• Here’s a list of 17 web tools that will improve your productivity. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

Local families in Birr, Co Offaly woke up to a beach surprise this weekend in their local Camcor Park.

The beach – which was organised by Tesco – included donkey rides, BBQ, picnics and sandcastles!