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

IRELAND

A child feeds deer at the Phoenix Park in Dublin. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Denis O’Brien sued a Dáil committee over statements made by Deputy Catherine Murphy.
• A man was killed in a three-car crash on the M1 in Co Louth.
• Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a man’s body in an apartment in Sligo.
• Irish teenager Ibrahim Halawa was visited by members of his family and Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan in his Cairo jail cell.
• Two people had to be rescued after getting cut off from land while walking at Sandymount Strand.
• It was announced that children would go undercover at tanning salons to test compliance with a new law banning use among under-18s.
• Police in Co Antrim launched a murder inquiry after the discovery of a woman’s body in a house fire.
• A giant, inflatable ‘minion’ caused traffic chaos in Santry for a short period, after blowing on to the road.

INTERNATIONAL

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#SERIOUS CLAIMS: The UK’s police watchdog is investigating police handling of child sexual abuse claims involving former Prime Minister Edward Heath.

#RISING TIDE: US President Barack Obama announced a major plan to tackle climate change.

#NETHERLANDS: At least 20 people were injured after two cranes collapsed on to houses in the Dutch town of Alphen aan den Rijn.

#OMERTA: 11 suspected members of the Sicilian Mafia were arrested after police broke a code involving phrases such as “The sheep need to be sheared.”

INNOVATION

• A South Korean company has launched the world’s first braille-enabled smartwatch [Quartz].
• A hitchhiking robot, designed by academic researchers, was destroyed in Philadelphia, after travelling thousands of miles around the world. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

This is about the most “red meat” thing you’ll see today.

Right-wing Republican Presidential candidate, Senator Ted Cruz from Texas. Making bacon. On a machine gun.