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

Irish woman Aisling Brady McCarthy leaving court in May with her attorney. Charles Krupa / APPress Charles Krupa / APPress / APPress

IRELAND

• A shocking report revealed children at a special care unit were forced to urinate on the floor.
• Irish nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy won’t be prosecuted over the death of a baby she cared for.
• Enda Kenny has the long-awaited Fennelly report which means we should see it soon.
• The search continued for a Japanese tourist who went missing in Clare.
• Peter Robinson weighed in on the raging IRA debate.
• A proposal to limit free travel was criticised.
• Aran Island residents are concerned about the scrapping of the daily airplane service linking them to Galway.
• The stepmother of Jason Corbett‘s children spoke to Irish media for the first time.
• Fiona Looney opened up about a sexual assault in her past.
• A Belfast family are seeking help with medical costs after their son broke his back in Ibiza.

WORLD

Police officers give a medical aid to a colleague injured after a grenade blast during a clash between protesters and police in Kiev. Vladimir Donsov / AP/PA Vladimir Donsov / AP/PA / AP/PA

#UKRAINE: A man has been killed and over 100 injured in violent protests outside the parliament.

#SPAIN: Five people died in an explosion at a fireworks factory.

#THE BEL TEMPLE: Islamic State blew up another ancient temple.

INNOVATION

• Two million people could have better lives because of this Dublin company‘s breakthrough.
• Facebook announced a new tool to tackle video theft. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

It would be really annoying if people spoke in real life like they do on Facebook and this video by comedian Jason Horton is here to remind us.

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