Here’s What Happened Today: Monday

Everyone’s talking about marriage equality, junior bondholders, Shrien Dewani and, eh, the ‘spliffascope’.

Updated 10.42 pm

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

IRELAND

State Visit to the Peoples Republic of China President Higgins and his wife Sabina visit the Great Wall of China. Shane O'Neill / Fennell Photograph Shane O'Neill / Fennell Photograph / Fennell Photograph

Junior bondholders probably won’t get paid when IBRC gets liquidated, says the Taoiseach.
The BAI has denied claims that its rulings are censoring LGBT issues.
Water charge protesters are tra velling from as far away as Detroi t for Wednesday’s march.
New rules are being proposed to make it harder for one person to own too much of the Irish media.
More penalty point offences came into effect from today.
TDs are to vote on whether the Government should recognise the State of Palestine.
A planned demolition of houses in Limerick is being opposed. [RTÉ]

INTERNATIONAL

South Africa Honeymoon Killing The sister and brother of murdered Anni Dewani. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#SOUTH AFRICA: The trial of British businessman Shrien Dewani for the murder of his wife was dismissed by a judge.

#LOS ANGELES FIRE: More than 250 firefighters battled a blaze at the apartment building in LA.

#UK: British DJ Neil Fox has been arrested over allegations of three more sexual assaults.

#GUANTANAMO BAY: Six former inmates of the US military prison in Cuba are now free after Uruguay agreed to accept them.

INNOVATION

Samsung’s virtual reality device the VR Gear is now available in the US, but it comes with some warnings.
Sony has been hacked, again. This time it was their P laystation Network.

PARTING SHOT

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That’s Tánaiste Joan Burton, looking through the giant ‘spliffascope’ at Farmleigh today. Yes, really.