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

Orla Walsh celebrates winning the women's race at today's Liffey Swim in Dublin. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• Hundreds of people turned out for a rally in support of the Jobstown protesters accused of falsely imprisoning Tánaiste Joan Burton.
• Ireland’s Rugby World Cup campaign got off to a solid start with a seven-try victory over Canada.
• Researchers at Trinity College Dublin said they have made a major discovery that could lead to new forms of therapy for people living with Alzheimer’s disease.
• Alexander Pacteau is to lodge an appeal against the length of his jail sentence for the murder of Irish nurse Karen Buckley.
• A 23-year-old man died after collapsing at a half-marathon in Dublin.
• A man wanted over the murder of his landlord in Wales was arrested in Galway.
• It emerged that the HSE has paid out more than €150,000 to individuals accessing overseas health services in the past two years.
• Newly released complaints show people really let Met Éireann have it when they don’t quite get it right.
• Some 400 people braved the cold weather to take part in the 96th annual Dublin City Liffey Swim.
• Leaflets advertising “mobile euthanasia booths” that were dropped to Dublin homes earlier this month have been criticised by right-to-die campaigner Tom Curran.

WORLD

A man drives a vintage American car in Havana next to a display of Pope Francis, who began a three-day trip to Cuba today. Ramon Espinosa / AP/Press Association Images Ramon Espinosa / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#CUBA: Pope Francis began a three-day visit to Cuba ahead his first ever trip to the US.

#SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius’ parole review was postponed for two weeks.

#CRIMEA: Ukraine launched a criminal probe into wine-tasting by Russian leader Vladimir Putin and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

#SOUTH AFRICA: Police said they have arrested a Danish man after pieces of female genitalia were found in his house.

INNOVATION

• Here are five apps worth downloading this week.
• Take a look at these new images of Pluto, taken by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft over the summer. (Gizmodo)
• A first draft of the tree of life for all 2.3 million species on earth has been released. (ScienceDaily)

PARTING SHOT

A GoPro launched into space was found after two years, and the footage is beautiful.

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