Updated at 9.20pm

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

A dejected Rob Kearney [©INPHO/James Crombie]

IRISH

• Ireland suffered a heart-breaking loss to New Zealand at the Aviva
• In London, more details emerged in the domestic slavery case
• Seven people were remanded over the Tipperary aggravated burglary
• A 79-year-old man arrested over a shooting in Newry was bailed
• The Archbishop of Dublin gave a homily on the Chuch’s response to child abuse
• Musgrave rejected speculation it was setting up a bank
• Joan Burton moved to reassure jobseekers over seasonal work
• The founding of the Irish Volunteers was marked in Dublin
• And in Dingle, Fungi had some visitors over…

WORLD

[Carolyn Kaster/AP/Press Association Images]

#IRAN: After almost a decade of stalemate in negotiations, an interim deal was reached with Iran on its nuclear programme.

#UKRAINE: Tens of thousands took to the streets in Kiev to protest delays in the country signing up to a pact with the EU.

#PORTUGAL: A police officer was killed along with the gunman after a siege at a restaurant in the town of Pinhal Novo.

INNOVATION

• It’s reported US agency the NSA placed malware on more than 50,000 networks around the world. The revelations come from further Edward Snowden documents. [CNET]
• And, well, this is more ‘anti-tech’ news, but a restaurant owner in Israel is offering diners a 50 per cent discount just for turning off their mobile [Huffpo Tech]

PARTING SHOT

“It’s only about cooking. That’s the only arguments we have.”

On the eve of his 81st wedding anniversary, 102-year-old John Betar has been attempting to sum-up the secret to a long and happy relationship.

“That’s what he thinks,” says his wife, 98-year-old Ann.

The pair were named earlier this year as the ‘longest-married couple in America’.

(Youtube: NTDTV)

First posted at 8.30pm