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

ELECTIONS 2014

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• The local election results are continuing to flow in, with the wider European picture beginning to emerge. Follow it all on our liveblog.
• Want to know exactly who has been elected in your area? Click here.
• Taoiseach Enda Kenny refused to rule out a coalition with Sinn Fein or Fianna Fail.
• Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams said the party didn’t field enough candidates.
• Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan, who looks to gain a seat in Brussels, said that the Irish people have got to “save” themselves as no one else will do it for them.
• Polls from across Europe show a rise in left-leaning parties across the board.

OTHER IRISH NEWS

• Gardaí searched for missing motorbike that went missing after its rider was fatally injured in a crash.
• A woman died after falling from a bridge on the M50 motorway.
• A man was arrested after a 24-year-old was stabbed in Louth.
• The Cork Lord Mayor was involved in a car crash just hours after losing her seat as a councillor.
• The government announced €50,000 in flood relief for the Balkans.
• Workers at the Paris Bakery in Dublin paid their employers a visit at their home today, demanding to be given their unpaid wages.

INTERNATIONAL

Pope Francis prays at Israel's separation barrier on his way to a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity. AP Photo / Ariel Schalit AP Photo / Ariel Schalit / Ariel Schalit

#UKRAINE: The public went to the polls in what could be the country’s most important presidential elections ever.

#BELGIUM: Authorities hunted for a gunman that left three dead yesterday. The shooting has sparked fears of a rise in anti-Semitism.

#PALESTINE: The pope has invited the Israeli and Palestinian presidents to peace talks in the Vatican.

INNOVATION

• A project undertaken by Google and a university in Queensland used an underwater camera to explore the Great Barrier Reef and give people all over the world the chance to have a look around. [Gizmodo]
• Researches at Duke University have discovered an alternative to traditional pain relief methods in the form of an antibody. [Geek.com]

PARTING SHOT

Metaio AR are developing a radical new way of interacting with our environment using technology. Using a thermal imaging camera that detects when you have touched a surface, it can turn anything into a touchscreen. You can watch their prototype here. [Geek.com]

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