Here’s What Happened Today: Tuesday

Denis O’Brien, abortion and the evacuation of the White House.

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

Seallions 137 copy Sealions in their new habitat at Dublin Zoo today. Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

The Dáil heard new claims about Denis O’Brien’s dealings with IBRC.
A 25-year-old man died following an assault in Dublin.
Gerry Adams was cleared of withholding information on his niece’s abuse.
John Delaney told TDs he has little to add to what he has already said publicly about FIFA’s controversial €5 million payment to the FAI.
An man in his 60s was killed in a road traffic incident.
The funeral was held of a young boy who took his own life after posting photos online.
The two men challenging the marriage referendum result pressed on with their court proceedings.
Tusla defended its decision to withdraw funding from the Rape Crisis Network.
The UN asked Ireland why the government has not organised a referendum on abortion, while a new report finds 177,000 women left Ireland for abortions since 1971.
Gardaí have appealed for help in finding a missing teenager in Waterford.

White House Briefing Interrupted Members of the media evacuate the White House. Associated Press Associated Press

WORLD

#USA: A bomb scare was phoned into the White House.

#LOUISIANA: An inmate who has spent over 40 years in solidarity confinement has been freed.

#AUSTRALIA: Eighteen people were injured after a car ploughed into a café.

INNOVATION

Here’s what we learnt from Apple’s major keynote last night.
A parachute has failed during a Nasa test of new technology for landing larger spacecraft and eventually astronauts on Mars. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

Read here about a rich developer convicted of flipping houses being ordered by a judge to live in one of the neighbourhoods he helped ruin as part of his community service. [Cleveland.com]