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

IRELAND

Melbourne Rose Joy Kerrigan and German Rose Roisí­n Ní­ Mhathúna having fun in the rain on the way to the Tralee Town Park at the opening of the Rose Walk dedicated to 2011 Washington DC Rose Dorothy Henggeler at the Rose of Tralee International Festival. RollingNews.ie / Domnick Walsh RollingNews.ie / Domnick Walsh / Domnick Walsh

• CAO offers were sent out
• Protesters marched to Tallaght Garda Station over the reported Jobstown charges
• A Sinn Féin senator didn’t rule out a coalition with Fine Gael or Fianna Fáil
• A man was stabbed in Mayo
• A dog died after having its throat slashed
• Revenue accidentally asked foreign businesses for millions
• Dublin won an award for friendliness
• Australian police broke up a fraud syndicate called the “Irish Boys”
• The Rose of Tralee kicked off

INTERNATIONAL

A soldier walks at Rajprasong Intersection in front of the Erawan Shrine after an explosion at an intersection in Bangkok. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#BANGKOK: A bomb at a shrine in Bangkok has killed a confirmed 16 people, but the death toll is expected to rise. Three foreigners were killed in the blast, though none are thought to be Irish.

#CALIFORNIA: A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck near San Francisco, but caused little damage.

#SENIOR SALUTE: A prestigious US private school is facing a rape trial involving one of its star pupils.

INNOVATION

• Is Amazon a “soulless, dystopian” workplace? Its CEO says no.
• Violent video games DO make players more aggressive.

PARTING SHOT

Roller coasters are getting taller and taller. How high can they go? The New York Times found out.