NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- Irish boxers are being investigated for betting during the Olympics.
- Kevin Mallon is due to be released on bail in Rio.
- Paul O’Donovan won a gold medal at the World Rowing Championship.
- The Sydney Rose lifted the lid on the festival’s reaction to her abortion remarks.
- Gardaí seized a gun and ammunition in Dublin.
- Rural TDs are rowing over children’s school buses.
- The family court heard a child is not being told when his father might visit to ‘avoid disappointment’
WORLD
#ITALY: Family members said goodbye to loved ones lost in this week’s earthquake as the country observed a national day of mourning.
#TERRORISM: The Islamic State group released a video showing five children carrying out prisoner executions.
#KENT: A motorcyclist was injured when a footbridge collapsed over a motorway.
#GERMANY: Angela Merkel warned citizens to stockpile food and water in case of a terrorist attack.
#CAST AWAY: Two men who were washed up on an uninhabited island were saved after writing ‘SOS’ in the sand.
INNOVATION
- A study found a way of telling whether a person is depressed by their use of Instagram filters.
- Have some time to kill? You can now play Solitaire on Google search.
PARTING SHOT
It was a very good day for Ireland thanks to this young man. Here is the moment Paul O’Donovan met his dad after his gold medal win and got a well-deserved hug. Lovely.
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