Updated 11.35pm

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

Omagh shortly after the car bomb which killed 29 people. Paul McErlane / AP/Press Association Images Paul McErlane / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

IRELAND

• A man has been charged with the Omagh bombing.
  
• It was a day of big revelations about Rehab at the PAC.
• Bank of Ireland boss Richie Boucher has defended his €843k salary.
• A family of five were held up at gunpoint.
• Here’s how many people are now in mortgage arrears.
• Boys who drop out before the Junior Cert have a lower life expectancy.
• Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Pope Francis walked into a room…
• Ireland handed over 157 people on European arrest warrants last year.
• That big fire in Ballymount? There were no long-term health impacts.
• Here are the pressies Michael D Higgins presented to the Royal Family.

INTERNATIONAL

Presenter Stephen Colbert AP Photo / Jason DeCrow, file AP Photo / Jason DeCrow, file / Jason DeCrow, file

#POWER: Russian president Vladimir Putin has warned Europe of gas shortages because of Ukraine not paying its debts. [BBC]

#PISTORIUS: The judge in the Oscar Pistorius murder case has warned people attending the trial that it is not a source of entertainment.

#WORK LIFE BALANCE: A new labour agreement in France means employees in some companies no longer have to check work emails after 6pm if they’re at risk of burnout.

#THE NEW BOSS: Stephen Colbert has been announced as the next host of US talk show The Late Show, replacing David Letterman who is retiring.

INNOVATION

• You’ve probably heard about Heartbleed by now, the new security bug which has sparked online panic. But don’t freak out – you don’t need to change your passwords just yet. 
• Google, Facebook and Uber are all getting in on the world’s biggest election, currently happening in India. [Quartz]

PARTING SHOT

If you think of Maeve Higgins as just a comedian, then you’re missing out, buddy. She’s also a rather brilliant writer. Have a read of her short piece called Gardening in London When You’re Lonely, which, unsurprisingly, is about gardening, London, loneliness, peanut butter, jewels, and happiness, all in 4 minutes. [Medium]

Originally published 8.55pm

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