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

Fair City’s Mondo actor George McMahon is pictured getting colourfull with the help of Douglas (5) and Alexandra Kelly (4) from Stepaside, Dublin as the Irish Cancer Society and Crown call on people to add some colour to their lives and sign up today to take part in the Irish Cancer Society’s Colour Dash Andres Poveda Andres Poveda

IRELAND

• Water meters were removed from an estate in Cork
• An investigation was launched after a newborn died at Cavan General Hospital
• TDs voted not to include Peter Mathews on the banking inquiry
• Families of the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings said they were to take action against the British government
• A doctor told an Oireachtas committee that a special needs teenager was ‘whipped’ while in Garda custody
• The World Health Organisation revealed Ireland binge drinks a lot
• The outsourcing of medical card reviews is being blamed for “bizarre judgements”
• The Taoiseach vowed not to allow another property bubble happen
• James Reilly denied that he had resigned as Health Minister

INTERNATIONAL

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#STEPHEN’S STORY: Inspirational British teenage Stephen Sutton who raised more than £3 million for the Teenage Cancer Trust, died today. His mother said that her heart was “bursting with pride but breaking with pain”.

#NIGERIA: Nigerian authorities say that they are willing to talk to Boko Haram militants who have abducted over 200 schoolgirls. The move comes as the United States sent its top Africa general for talks on the rescue mission.

#UKRAINE: Ukrainian leaders started what they called “unity” talks, but Russia said that without including pro-Russian militants, the country was risking civil war.

INNOVATION

• Self-driving cars could be freely available – if auto manufacturers team up with Google. [TheJournal.ie]
• Nintendo is fighting back from all the negative news recently by releasing its first ever app. Though it’s not the kind you’d expect. [Geek.com]

PARTING SHOT

How many times do you have to fold a piece of paper before it reaches the moon? The answer is a lot less than you think.