EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of all the day’s main news, as well as the bits and pieces you may have missed along the way.

• A man in his early 30s is due to appear before a court this evening charged in connection with the murder of 18-year-old Marioara Rostas. The teenager’s body was discovered in January, four years after she was last seen in Dublin city centre.

• President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Barney McKenna, a founding member of The Dubliners, who died suddenly today.

• An Irish priest has confirmed that he is under investigation by the Vatican over his liberal views.

• The Department of Social Protection has announced major new plans to crack down on welfare fraud.

• Did you watch the Kony 2012 video? Well, now there’s a sequel.

• Gardaí in Dublin have seized heroin with an estimated street value of €1.5 million after searching a vehicle in Finglas during the night.

• Sky News has defended its staff for hacking into the email accounts of members of the public by saying the actions were editorially justified and in the public interest.

• Nine hospitals are carrying debts of around €500,000 after a funding deal collapsed, leaving the hospitals out of pocket.

(This is possibly the greatest giant panda we’ve ever seen. This panda was at a farewell party at a zoo in Nanjing in China today for two other pandas who are being sent off to have children. Photo: Chenshu/ChinaFotaPress)

• Looking forward to your four days off? Spare a thought for our politicians…

• Haven’t we been here before? A Sinn Féin politician ran up a bill of over £16,0000 on printer toner cartridges at the Northern Ireland Assembly in Stormont.

• A refuge for families affected by domestic violence in Kildare has not been able to open due to lack of funding.

• Gardaí are investigating after a man died of suspected stab wounds after an incident at house in Tullamore this morning.

• Californian officials have released a new photograph of cult leader and killer Charles Manson.

• You’ve probably been on the edge of your seat waiting for this: Beyoncé has set up a Tumblr.

• It’s not going to be released in Ireland for a few months, but this trailer for the new film by Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane is profane, surreal and, well, kind of hilarious. WARNING: Don’t watch this if you don’t like hearing strong language. Cos there’s a lot of it.

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