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

IRISH

Taoioseach Enda Kenny met with the Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon. Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

• The Government agreed to sell its stake in Aer Lingus.
• The Taoiseach ruled out a referendum on the 8th amendment before the next election.
• A 76-year-old man was charged with dozens of child sexual offences.
• Fianna Fáil‘s new TD was introduced to the Dáil…
• … but a prominent Yes campaigner resigned from the party.
• Funeral arrangements for Bill O’Herlihy were announced.
• Figures revealed the average pay packet took another hit.
• Dunnes Stores in Gorey announced it would reopen after it suddenly shut last week.
• Staff at a Galway psychiatric unit went on strike.
• The EU considered a minimum corporate tax rate – bad news for Ireland.

WORLD

Cars remain stranded along a flooded section of Interstate 45 after heavy rains overnight in Houston, the United States. David J. Phillip / AP/Press Association Images David J. Phillip / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#AUSTRIA: A 14-year-old boy was convicted of plotting to bomb a train station.

#DENMARK: A radio host killed a rabbit live on air.

#INDIA: Hundreds more people died in a heatwave. [The Times of India]

#IRAN: A United States journalist accused of spying went on trial.

#IRAQ: An operation to drive the so-called Islamic State group out of Anbar began. [BBC News]

#UNITED KINGDOM: A woman waived her anonymity to accuse a politician of being involved in a paedophile ring. [Guardian] 

INNOVATION

• Samsung might be working on a smartphone-powered laptop. [Geek]
• Twitter released its live-streaming app Periscope for Android.
• Scientists have been able to reverse ageing in human cell lines. [ScienceDaily]

PARTING SHOT

Mystery still surrounds a really, really unwanted addition to the cabin of the Apollo 10 crew. [Vox]