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

IRISH

Martin McGuiness at Sinn Féin's launch of the National Programme of Events surrounding the 1916 Commemorations Brian Lawless / PA Wire/Press Association Images Brian Lawless / PA Wire/Press Association Images / PA Wire/Press Association Images

• The Government said it would vote against a bill that would allow terminations in the cases of fatal foetal abnormality.
• Richard Boyd-Barrett shared his story of burying his daughter Ella.
• A search was launched for an escaped prisoner. [RTÉ News]
• Doctors will have to admit their mistakes under a new law.
• Graham Dwyer drew a map for gardaí to find two knives in his office, a court heard.
• Visiting was suspended at St James’s Hospital over a flu outbreak.
• Gardaí sought the public’s help in finding Ann Kenny, missing from Kilkenny, and Peter Guinan in Offaly.
• A Limerick school apologised to a pupil after a copy of Charlie Hebdo was shown in class.
• An appeal for information was issued for the death of Kevin Molloy.
• Sinn Féin launched their own programme of 2016 commemorations.
• A shop in Kildare celebrated the sale of last night’s winning lotto ticket.

WORLD

The King's Troop Royal Horse Artillery prepare to leave after firing a 41 Royal Gun Salute in Green Park to mark the 63rd anniversary of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne. Tim Ireland / AP/Press Association Images Tim Ireland / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#RUSSIA: Talks have been held between Putin, Hollande, and Merkel over fighting in Ukraine. [Reuters]

#SYRIA: Islamic State claimed a US hostage died in a coalition air strike.

#TAIWAN: Investigators said an engine failed on the crashed TransAsia plane.

#UNITED KINGDOM: Information sharing between the NSA and GCHQ was deemed unlawful. [Guardian]

#UNITED STATES: The off-duty garda shot in New Orleans is ‘on the mend‘.

#VATICAN: The Pope said it’s okay for parents to smack their children, as long as its done with dignity.

#YEMEN: Rebels announced they were taking over government. [BBC News]

INNOVATION

• The first Ubuntu smartphone will go on sale in Europe next week. [TNW]
• Migratory birds could be spreading flu. [BBC NEWS]
• Amazing new views of dwarf planet Ceres have been captured. [Space]

PARTING SHOT

A man had to call emergency services in Korea after he was attacked by a robot vaccum, Geek.com reports. It looks like the robots are finally taking over, and there’s not much we can do to stop them. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯