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

IRELAND

Banners carrying the sigils of House Bolton, House Stark, House Tyrell, House Greyjoy, House Martell, and House Arryn, on display at the launch of the Game of Thrones touring exhibition at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

• A Status Orange rainfall warning is in place for Cork and Waterford – one of a number of weather warnings in place until tomorrow across the country
• A renewed appeal was made after a woman died following being struck by a motorcycle on 8 April
• Two women were arrested in the Mullingar area in a human trafficking investigation
• A member of the public was thanked for helping gardaí arrest a dangerous driver who had no licence or insurance
• Figures released to TheJournal.ie showed that hundreds of people were suspended from housing lists for refusing multiple offers
• The NTA defended the new MetroLink stop despite a €12 million spend on a nearby underground station site

INTERNATIONAL

Representative Ilhan Omar SIPA USA / PA Images SIPA USA / PA Images / PA Images

#COMEBACK: Tiger Woods has won the 2019 Masters at Augusta, completing one of the greatest comebacks in the history of golf. 

#SUDAN Its new military leaders want the rest of the world to back them.

#BREXIT Tony Blair and Bertie Ahern have penned an op-ed calling for a second Brexit referendum.

#USA Top Democrats defended Ilhan Omar after President Donald Trump retweeted video that was edited to suggest she was being dismissive of the significance of the 9/11 attacks.

#JULIAN ASSANGE His father said he could be deported to Australia.

PARTING SHOT

Game of Thrones is back tonight – but who will end up sitting on the Iron Throne? Here’s what our writers think…