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

A woman lays flowers at the lake where 13-year-old Ricky Osagi got into difficulty while rescuing two others from the water. He later died in hospital. Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland Sasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRISH

• A mother was jailed for 14 years for the ‘prolonged and repeated’ sexual abuse of her daughter. [RTÉ News]
• A UK court convicted eight people over a fire that killed a Dublin-based neurosurgeon’s family.
• EirGrid announced a proposal for an underground route for Grid West.
• New figures laid bare Ireland’s binge drinking problem.
• A review of maternity services at some hospitals in the west was shelved.
• MEP Brian Crowley joined a Eurosceptic party, and Fianna Fáil was not impressed.
• Labour leadership candidate Joan Burton said the handling of the medical cards issue was the biggest mistake her party has made.
• A court ruled that the state should not have to pay Seán Fitzpatrick‘s legal costs. [RTÉ News]
• A woman died in a house fire in Limerick.
• Irish Water denied that 600,000 would be without emergency repair coverage.
• Ryanair cancelled flights ahead of a strike by French air traffic controllers.
• A man arrested following the death of a man in Athlone was released without charge.

WORLD

A girl says goodbye to her friend, a volunteer, in Kiev before he is sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of special battalion Azov, during a ceremony to take the oath of allegiance to Ukraine. AP Photo / Sergei Chuzavkov AP Photo / Sergei Chuzavkov / Sergei Chuzavkov

#EGYPT: A court sentenced three journalists accused of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood.

#IRAQ: The US Secretary of State said “intense, sustained” support would be provided to the country, under certain conditions.

#SOUTH KOREA: A solider who killed five members of his unit was captured.

#UKRAINE: Separatists announced that they will observe a ceasefire.

INNOVATION

• Firefox is said to be working on a rival to Google’s Chromecast.
• A startup has developed a device that will make any car self-driving. [Business Insider]
• Astronomers think they might have found an Earth-sized crystal. [ScienceDaily]

PARTING SHOT

Did you know there’s a global hacking war going on? You can watch each individual hacking attempt in real-time here, or read more about it here. [Quartz]

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Originally published 9pm