Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Landslides in Kerry, the refugee crisis, and a horse had people talking today.

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

THE STATE FUNERAL of Thomas Kent, one of only two The remains of Thomas Kent, one of only two men to be executed outside Dublin following the 1916 Rising, were returned to Ireland ahead of his state funeral tomorrow. RollingNews.ie / National Library of Ireland RollingNews.ie / National Library of Ireland / National Library of Ireland

IRELAND

A man was arrested in connection with the death of a homeless man in Cork.
A truck driver was killed in a crash in Westmeath..
Glen Murphy McNally‘s mother told an inquest into his death that he ‘should never have been let out of hospital’.
A community in Kerry were cut off by landslides.
Seven people were arrested by gardaí in Cork during a probe into money-laundering.
A report revealed three alleged incidents of sexual contact between vulnerable adults at a care home were investigated.
The government’s plans to ramp up spending were well received from its spending watchdog.
Prisoners in Portlaoise are planning a dirty protest over a lack of gluten-free bread.
A sex offender on the run in Ireland was returned to prison.
There was a horse on the Luas.

WORLD

Serbia Migrants A girl cries at a border crossing into Hungary, near Horgos, Serbia. Darko Vojinovic / AP/Press Association Images Darko Vojinovic / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#BURKINA FASO: Reports suggest ten people have died as presidential guard officers seized power in a coup. (BBC News)

#CHILE: Five people died as a massive earthquake struck the country.

#CROATIA: Crowds of migrants broke through police lines.

#GERMANY: A man was shot dead after stabbing a police officer. (AFP)

#UNITED KINGDOM: A teenager was found guilty of stabbing a 15-year-old boy in a row over a bike.

#UNITED STATES: Ahmed Mohamed spoke about being arrested over a clock he brought into school.

INNOVATION

These are the things you can do with iOS 9.
New photos reveal Pluto‘s unusual weather system. (NewScientist)
Pinterest has hit 100 million users. (Mashable)

PARTING SHOT

People are getting very creative with the new Snapchat filters.
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