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

IRELAND

People enjoying the sunny weather outside The Tram Café in Wolfe Tone Square. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• A government minister said there would be a referendum on abortion in the coming years 
• Luas drivers changed the times of their upcoming strikes to avoid clashing with the State exams
• A Garda stabbed while making an arrest was awarded €1.1 million in damages
• It was confirmed the baby whose remains were found at a Bray recycling plant last week will be laid to rest tomorrow 
• An investigation was launched after the discovery of a man’s body in a house in Tallaght 
• Four men were arrested after a burglary at the home of an elderly man 
• Gardaí appealed for help tracing a teenager missing from Dublin  
• It was confirmed the government will support the introduction of PE as a Leaving Cert subject

WORLD

Dominic Lipinski Dominic Lipinski

#US POLITICS: Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul Ryan, the most senior elected Republican, have said they are “totally committed” to party unity, after a meeting. [BBC]

#BRUSSELS: It’s emerged an email which would have closed the Brussels metro was sent four minutes before the March terror attack on the rail system.

#SWALLOWED: Dramatic pictures (above) have emerged of a massive sinkhole in a residential street in London which almost entirely swallowed a car.

INNOVATION 

• Google wants to see better emoji representation for women [Wired.co.uk]
• And, according to our analysis, there’s nothing much new in the new government’s promises on Broadband 

PARTING SHOT

Ireland is already out of the Eurovision. Former Westlife star Nicky Byrne represented the country in this evening’s semi-final in Stockholm but missed out on one of the ten available places in Saturday’s final.

It’s now 20 years since the country last claimed Eurovision glory. For the week that’s in it, let’s take a trip back in time to Ireland’s glory years at the contest – here’s Johnny Logan’s Hold Me Now…

On Shapchat: The seagulls are back. Are we in for another summer of terror? We’ve been looking into it…

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