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

Michael Fassbender arrives for tonight's IFTAs. (Pic: KOBPIX)

IRELAND

• Martin McGuinness is to dine with the Queen at Windsor.
• The body of a fisherman was recovered from Lough Ree. 
• A man was arrested after Olympian John Joe Nevin was attacked.
• Garda whistleblower John Wilson says Alan Shatter should resign.
• Three people were arrested over a €1 million drugs haul.
• Most Irish people don’t trust TDs, ministers or business leaders.
• A cyclist was found at the side of a Cork road with serious injuries.
• Simon Harris has been talking about why he’s running for Europe.
• The stars have been arriving for tonight’s IFTAs.

INTERNATIONAL

The Grand National. (Pic: Pete Byrne/PA Wire)

#MH370: A Chinese ship searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane has detected a pulse signal in the Indian Ocean. It is not yet known whether it is connected to the missing jet.

#AFGHANISTAN: Voters in Afghanistan went to the polls today to choose a successor to president Hamid Karzai in a landmark election.

#WAR CRIMES: The EU is to set up an international court to deal with alleged war crimes in Kosovo during the war with Serbia.

#GRAND NATIONAL: 25/1 shot Pineau de Reu saw off 39 other horses to win the Aintree Grand National this afternoon.

INNOVATION

• Clever or derivative? An artist is adding emojis and social media notifications to famous paintings. [Mashable]
• Memories, games, and learning a new language: Here’s 5 suggestions for useful apps worth downloading this week. 

PARTING SHOT

It is the stuff of nightmares. Erin Langworthy was 22 and travelling around Zambia when she went bunjee jumping at Victoria Falls – and the cord broke. You can see her fall in the video below, while here, she tells The Guardian about what happened next.

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