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

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IRISH

• A young teenager found in a distressed state outside the GPO recently may be a victim of sex trafficking.
• A man was jailed for 15 years for abducting a woman and her little boy and repeatedly raping her. [RTÉ]
• Gardaí uncovered €2.1 million worth of cannabis in three different parts of the country.
• An Taisce is challenging a deal made by a French company to build a nuclear plant in Britain.
• There have been over 2,400 penalties for jobseekers who refused work or education.
• Adrian Bayley‘s appeal against his 35-year sentence for the rape and murder of Jill Meagher was refused.
• The parties told us where they stand on cannabis legalisation.
• The Quinn family sought permission from the High Court to sue Seán Fitzpatrick. [RTÉ]
• Gerry Adams said he did “the best he could under difficult circumstances” when questioned about his niece’s abuse.
• Northside DARTs and other services will be curtailed this weekend.

Police secure the scene near Sparks Middle School after a shooting in Sparks, Nevada (Image: Kevin Clifford/PA).

WORLD

#UNITED STATES: Two people are dead and two boys were injured in a shooting at a school in Nevada. [Associated Press]

#AUSTRALIA: Firefighters in the southeast of the country are still battling massive wildfires with more than 200 homes destroyed already. [AFP]

#GREECE: A couple were charged with the abduction of a little blonde girl found in a Roma camp. [AFP]

INNOVATION

• A mathematician has found the formula for the perfectly proportioned pizza. [Gizmodo]
• Facebook experienced a few hiccups today with users having trouble posting status updates, comments and photos.  [Mashable]

PARTING SHOT

NASA has released this amazing image of Saturn, created by an image processor using multiple photos taken by the Cassini spacecraft earlier this month.

(Image: NASA)

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