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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday
A tragic farming accident, Alan Shatter losing his appeal and property as a “national obsession” had everyone talking today.
NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.
Irish
- Johnny Ryan, the father of Kilkenny hurling captain Lester Ryan, has died in a tragic farming accident.
- The Government today announced the wording that will be voted on in the forthcoming same-sex marriage referendum.
- The former Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has lost his appeal against a ruling he breached data protection law.
- Wondering what sort of money your local TD has been pulling in? RTÉ has released a fully searchable database on how much they’ve been making.
- Allied Irish Banks Plc has confirmed that it has started to look for a new CEO, following David Duffy’s plans to step down.
- The ECB’s Klaus Regling has told the banking inquiry property in Ireland had become a ‘national obsession’.
- Relations between the two parties of Government have cooled since Simon Coveney’s comments about a potential Fianna Fáil/ Fine Gael coalition.
- New figures from the Central Statistics Office today have shown a significant drop in Irish disposable income.
- Charlie Haughey’s son, Sean, has spoken of how his family were initially “horrified” by RTÉ’s dramatisation of his father’s life.
- Secondary school teachers are set to go on strike tomorrow- as a last minute appeal from the Taoiseach went unheeded.
- The Dáil bar’s busiest day last year was the day the Water Services Bill was debated.
- The Government has come in for criticism over the new structure of the Irish Water board.
- A group representing estate agents has said that new Central Bank rules on buying property could seriously drive up rents.
World
#PARIS: The offices of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo are still surrounded by tributes to those killed in the 7 January attack.
#ISRAEL: Twelve people were injured in a morning attack on a bus in Israel by an individual brandishing a knife.
#SWITZERLAND: Today sees the world’s power elites coming together at Davos – but what is the event really about?
#ECB: The European Central Bank is planning a programme of quantitative easing – find out how Katie Price fits into it all here.
Innovation
- Microsoft has announced its plans for ‘Windows 10′ – the latest update to its platform. The new operating system will be available as a free upgrade for the first year of release.
- Along with this, Microsoft are hoping that their new Spartan browser will be able to come out from under the tainted legacy of Internet Explorer. [Quartz.com]
Parting shot
Ever thought that marijuana being a banned substance in sports was a bit strange? Well according to this Business Insider article it might improve the performance of some people.
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