Updated 23:00

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

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IRELAND

• All seven people arrested over the alleged sexual assault of a ten-year-old girl were released.
• Alan Shatter was grilled by TDs and Senators over the GSOC surveillance saga.
• Two serving soldiers were arrested after the army bomb disposal team responded to a viable device.
• Waterford councillor John Hearne said he won’t be intimidated after his car was petrol bombed.
• Three men were arrested over a shooting at a Dublin shopping centre.
• Radio presenter Neil Prendeville is to leave Cork’s 96FM.
• Senator Tony Mulcahy told a hearing on domestic violence that his father was “a thug and a bully”.
• The Anglo trial heard Seán Fitzpatrick regretted not being more involved in the ‘Maple 10′ deal.
• Micheál Martin gave the Taoiseach documents he said concerned failures by gardaí on abduction, assault and murder cases.
• A father of three appealed for his stolen taxi to be returned.
• Dublin was voted the 34th best city in the world.

WORLD

#HOMOSEXUALITY: Gambia’s President said LGBT stands for ‘leprosy, gonorrhoea, bacteria and tuberculosis’.

#UKRAINE: President Viktor Yanukovych announced a ‘truce’ and the start of direct peace negotiations with anti-government leaders. [AFP]

#BRITAIN: A court heart former Tony Blair gave Rebekah Brooks advice on how to handle the News of the World phone hacking scandal. [AFP]

#RUSSIA: Footage today showed members of Pussy Riot being beaten by a group of Cossacks helping patrol Sochi during the Olympic Games. [BBC]

INNOVATION

• This new supersonic jet will have massive screens projecting panoramic views of what is happening outside, instead of windows.
• Do you like toys? Then you’ll love looking at these new ones from the 2014 Toy Fair. We”re dying to get our hands on that Ghostbusters Lego car… [Gizmodo]
• Researchers in the UK are working on a lie detector for social media that would verify online rumours. [The Guardian]
• Facebook bought WhatsApp for $16 billion. Yes, $16 BILLION.

PARTING SHOT

This somewhat disheartening app demonstrates your real chances of winning the Lotto. So much sadface.

First published 21:00

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