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

IRELAND

Crowds enjoy the Dublin St Patrick's day parade. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

• Thousands celebrated St Patrick’s Day up and down the country.
• President Obama was given a bowl of shamrock and some nice books.
• Four men charged over a car boot incident were told to stay away from Stoneybatter.
• YouTube absolutely mangled the subtitles on Michael D. Higgins’ Paddy’s Day address.
• Enda Kenny wants everyone home and in a job by 2018
• The number of sub-prime mortgage arrears in Ireland increased dramatically.
• DCU is changing its exam timetable to allow students to vote in the marriage referendum
• A new law is to be introduced to allow people to pay fines in installments and avoid jail.

WORLD

Auston O'Grady, 3, centre, and his sisters Billie O'Grady, 7 months, right, and Zola O'Grady, 2, watch the St. Patrick's Day Parade in New York. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#GLOBAL: The world turned green for St Patrick’s Day.

#UK: A police chief admitted he caused 96 deaths at Hillsborough.

#AUSTRALIA: An Australian archbishop was charged with concealing child abuse.

#UK: Jeremy Clarkson was cleared over his use of the word ‘pikey’.

INNOVATION

• Nintendo is going to start making smartphone games.
• NASA found the impact crater on the moon from where a small boulder struck on St Patrick’s Day in 2013. [NASA]

PARTING SHOT

These are the nine Irish photographers you need to follow. [TIME]