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# News Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Monday
Problems for non-religious parents, Finian McGrath’s smoking comments and the suspension of the Luas sick pay scheme…
NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- Documents released to TheJournal.ie reflect the anger of Ireland’s non-religious parents.
- A cancer charity was critical of Finian McGrath‘s comments on smoking.
- Sinead O’Connor was found safe and well after being reported missing.
- Transdev is suspending the sick pay scheme for Luas workers. [RTÉ]
- Armed gardaí were sent to a Mayo town after two men were injured following a funeral.
- Homeless residents at the Regency Hotel were left in limbo after the shooting.
- Staff at a juvenile detention centre will take industrial action over violent incidents.
- A gun was found by gardaí as part of searches connected to the shooting of a woman in Cork.
- Ireland was criticised over poor standards of Traveller accommodation.
- Tributes were paid to the teenage boy who drowned in the River Liffey.
- Dublin is getting a second Ikea.
WORLD
#EUROPEAN UNION: Michael O’Leary weighed in on the Brexit debate.
#PHILIPPINES: The new president said he will hang criminals and let snipers shoot to kill.
#UTAH: Two men were arrested after five women were lured into a house and tied up.
#PROGRESS: A cancer survivor has received the first penis transplant in the US.
INNOVATION
- Nintendo is looking at making its own films.
- A new keyboard can tell what you want just by how you press a key.
- A Chinese tech firm unveiled a plan to allow driverless cars move freely around an entire city. [BBC]
PARTING SHOT
The Irish Air Corps captured these stunning views over Dún Aonghusa while it was dropping off materials to repair a a walkway.
On Snapchat: Ever wonder what goes on inside Met Éireann HQ? Gerald Fleming gave us a tour behind the scenes – and has some bad news about current lovely weather.
