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

John Dundon leaving Criminal Court in the back of a prison van. (Laura Hutton/Photocall)

IRISH

• John Dundon found guilty of murdering Shane Geoghegan. He wore headphones in court.
• Michaella McCollum Connolly says she’s innocent and optimistic about court tomorrow.
• Parents spend on average €421 a month to send their child to college.
• Michael O’Leary defends Ryanair’s fuel policy, IAA criticises the Channel 4 Dispatches programme.
• Body of Irish student Davin Harrison, 20, recovered from river in New York.
• Attorney General says Dáil recall to debate transplant legislation is ‘redundant’.
• Household debt is at its lowest level since 2006 but disposable income also falls.
• PSNI investigating incident where children handled an unexploded bomb in Belfast.
• Survey reveals 37.5 per cent of students believe in God and 83.5 per cent want abortion in Ireland.
• PSNI release images of people wanted over Belfast riots.
• A new home testing kit will allow people to test themselves for STIs.
• Ryanair apologises after refusing a refund for a dead customer.
• Man finds live War of Independence grenade while gardening in Limerick.
• Youths in a dumper truck damage grounds of special needs school in Lurgan.
• Muhammad Ali’s daughter “amazed” by Irish film’s footage of her dad’s fight in Croke Park.

INTERNATIONAL

#SOUTH AFRICA Oscar Pistorius to return to court as police complete investigation.

#MOROCCO – ITALY Crew members help deliver baby boy born on flight.

#TENNESSEE Judge ordered a baby’s name to be changed from Messiah to Martin saying there’s just one Jesus.

#LONDON Authorities order rubbish bins to stop collecting smartphone data.

#FLORIDA Here’s the video of the moment a resort villa is swallowed by sinkhole.

INNOVATION

• Scientists put near death experiences down to an ‘electrical surge’ in the brain. [BBC News]
• Oracle CEO and billionaire Larry Ellison reckons Apple is doomed without Steve Jobs. [Huff Post]

PARTING SHOT

Thirty-two quadrillion shots have been fired in Call of Duty and the total number of people who played it is larger than the population of Germany. [Buzzfeed]

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