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

Women jumping into the Forty Foot last year. The Sandycove Bathers Association are finally accepting women members. (Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

IRELAND

• The PAC referred a letter to gardaí containing “serious allegations” against individuals linked to Rehab.
• The former financial regulator told a court he “didn’t think it was appropriate” to ask Sean Quinn about his stake in Anglo.
• A 17-year-old died in a car crash in Cork.
• A concert was cancelled at the Cork Opera House after a hoax bomb scare this evening.
• An ambulance paramedic died after his 4×4 crashed into a pole.
• Women members are finally able to join the Forty Foot club.
• Michael Noonan isn’t worried that the Irish economy shrank by 0.3 per cent last year.
• Over 8,400 drivers have been caught not putting seatbelts on children.

WORLD

Children read messages for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane on the walls of Kuala Lumpur International Airport. (PA Image)

#MALAYSIAN AIRLINES: US investigators suspect the missing plane could have been diverted to an unknown location.

#UNITED KINGDOM: A court has heard that Princess Diana once leaked a royal phone book to the News of the World.

#MIDDLESBOROUGH: A man was found at the side of the road with his penis chopped off.

#UKRAINE: New military exercises began close to the border to Ukrainian border. [BBC]

INNOVATION

• Ever wondered why you yawn? It’s not as simple as just being tired. [Mashable]
• Kind of like Noah, Chris Robinson spent the last two years building a tsunami-proof capsule made of plywood. [Wired.com]

PARTING SHOT

There’s nothing greater than a time lapse but what about one of an entire day passing by in GIFs. [Buzzfeed]

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