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

IRELAND

Six year old Erica Redmond from Scoil Carmel in Firhouse who was crowned the overall winner of this year’s Doodle 4 Google competition this afternoon. Conor McCabe Photography Ltd Conor McCabe Photography Ltd

• A man was sentenced to life in prison for the 2010 murder of 17-year-old Daniel McAnaspie.
• Protests were held in towns and cities across the country to highlight lack of HSE-funded services available for children and young adults.
• Renua re-launched its core principles, stating explicitly that it is now a pro-life party.
• The NBRU confirmed that it received a letter from the CIÉ group over last week’s unauthorised picketing of Dublin Bus and Irish Rail depots.
• Housing Minister Simon Coveney said that he believed Enda Kenny would step aside before the summer.
• A man in his 20s died following a single car crash in Limerick.
• The asking price for a three-bed semi-detached house is now at €290,000, according to the latest MyHome.ie report.

WORLD

Blast victims lie near a subway train hit by an explosion at the Tekhnologichesky Institut subway station in St.Petersburg, Russia. SIPA USA / PA Images SIPA USA / PA Images / PA Images

#RUSSIA: At least 10 people were killed and 50 injured after an explosion rocked the metro system in Russia’s second city Saint Petersburg.

#MAURITIUS: The chief public prosecutor in Mauritius said that the murder case of Michaela McAreavey is not closed.

#COLOMBIA: At least 254 people have died – including 43 children – in mud slides in the Colombian town of Mocoa.

PARTING SHOT

There’s been some back and forth in recent days between the UK and Spain over the fate of Gibraltar post-Brexit. This tweet sums up the media storm nicely.

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