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

IRELAND

30 members of Beekeepers Ireland wearing beekeeping suits and veils traveled from the four provinces of Ireland swarmed to protest outside Leinster House against the Heritage Bill which was being debated today. Mark Stedman Mark Stedman

• Vera Twomey continued her walk from Cork to Dublin
• Travellers spoke about being left outside Leinster House as their ethnicity was recognised in the Dáil last night
• A report into a helicopter crash in Longford was published
• Alan Shatter welcomed a Court of Appeal decision which said his Constitutional rights had been breached by the Guerin Report
• Gorse Hill went on sale for €8.5 million
• The North went to the polls
• The winning ticket for last night’s €12.8 million Lotto jackpot was revealed to have been sold in Knocklyon, Dublin

INTERNATIONAL

The Northern Lights over Alnmouth in Northumberland at the St Cuthbert's Cross, which is said to be the location where St Cuthbert agreed to become Bishop of Lindisfarne when petitioned by the King. Owen Humphreys PA Wire / PA Images Owen Humphreys PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#SESSIONS: Donald Trump’s Attorney General Jeff Sessions is under pressure after claims he lied during his confirmation hearing.

#PHILIPPINES: Photos showing hundreds of prisoners in a Philippine jail sitting naked while being searched for contraband have triggered accusations of further rights abuses in President Rodrigo Duterte’s deadly war on drugs.

#PWC: The two accountants involved in the embarrassing mix-up at Sunday’s Oscars will not be invited back to the show, a spokesperson for the Academy has confirmed.

PARTING SHOT

Actor Tom Hanks sent a brand new espresso machine to the White House press corps. Sound.