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

IRELAND

A father and daughter look out across Lough Swilly in County Donegal from the spot on the pier slipway where five people died on Sunday. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• A man was shot dead at a housing estate in Ratoath, Co Meath.
• A woman was seriously injured after her bike collided with a truck in Dublin.
• New garda recruits have given accounts of the financial hardships they face on their €23,000 salary.
• A number of arrests were made after a protest against a circus turned violent in Tallaght, Dublin.
• More than half of the fines issued to learner drivers in 2015 for not displaying their L-plates have not been paid.
• Fingal County Council confirmed it is trying to buy houses in Tyrrelstown, Co Dublin where 100 families face eviction.
• Fine Gael held further talks with independent TDs about forming a government.
• A group representing symphysiotomy survivors has called on the government to intervene in a dispute about shredding records.
• An Irish woman gave an eyewitness account of what happened after explosions went off at Brussels airport yesterday.
• Gardaí appealed for information about an incident where a man armed with a knife mugged a couple in Cork on Monday.

INTERNATIONAL

People hold a banner showing the Brussels mascot defusing a bomb at Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux. PA PA

#BELGIUM: Authorities have said that two brothers carried out the suicide attacks at Brussels airport and on a metro train that killed 31 people and wounded 270. A third suspect remains at large.

#ENGLAND: A 23-year-old woman in England who posed as a man to engage in sexual relationships with girls has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison.

#US: Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush endorsed Republican presidential hopeful Ted Cruz for the Republican presidential nomination, following big wins for Donald Trump in last night’s votes.

#ENGLAND: An RTÉ interview where Stephen Fry told Gay Byrne God was evil has been nominated for a religious broadcasting award.

INNOVATION

• This headband could help athletes avoid the worst damage from concussions.
• Struggle to get up in the mornings? A new alarm clock forces you to stand up to turn it off [Geek]

PARTING SHOT

Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl stepped in when he heard a teen band in England had nowhere to practice.

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Originally published: 9pm