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

IRELAND

• Finance Minister Michael Noonan said there may be leeway to bring in Budget cuts of less than €3.1bn.
• In Northern Ireland, over thirty people have been arrested as part of a major child abuse investigation.
• Tesco has announced the creation of 200 new jobs in supermarkets and mobile phone shops.
• Officials at the Dept of Environment have been ordered to report back to Government on Priory Hall within three weeks.
• Stephanie Meehan, the Priory Hall resident whose partner died by suicide, has welcomed the Government’s 21 day timeline.
• Two fuel laundering plants (and a large quantity of cat litter) were uncovered in an operation in Monaghan this evening.
• A poll has shown that only half of Labour and Sinn Féin voters support Seanad abolition.
• Dubliners are being asked for their thoughts on a having a directly elected mayor.
• An investigation has been launched after a fatal work-related accident at the weekend.
• Taoiseach Enda Kenny said the State has “failed too many children”.
• Readers have been sending us more incredible photos and footage of yesterday’s ‘Flight Fest’.

INTERNATIONAL

Workers are evacuated from their buildings in Washington amid today's shooting rampage (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin0)

#USA: Thirteen people were killed in a mass shooting in Washington DC.

#SYRIA: Ban Ki-moon said a UN report confirmed a "war crime" had been committed.

#ITALY: Engineers have been attempting to raise the Costa Concordia.

#SCOTLAND: It's emerged comedian Billy Connolly had surgery for cancer.

INNOVATION

• Netflix has revealed it tracks piracy sites to help decide which films and TV shows it should offer. [BBC]
• Anticipation's been building ahead of the release of the new Grand Theft Auto. The game's art director has been speaking to Techradar.com.
• A US stockbroker has been talking up the Twitter IPO, saying he expects stock will double in value. [Business Insider]

PARTING SHOT

A couple in Los Angeles used Google Streetview to help rescue a stray dog...

'Sonya' has since been cleaned-up, re-homed and gets regular acupuncture to treat arthritis and back problems. Check out the full story over at The Huffington Post.

- This article was originally posted at 9pm.

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