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

IRISH

Howth Coast Guard rescued this dog from a cliff today.

• Irish Water insists it will be reducing local authority staff numbers
• A new group is calling on people to ‘reclaim the vision of 1916′
• A young Irish man died in a New Zealand road crash
• A five-car collision took place near Junction 11 in Kildare 
• An injured kayaker was rescued from Clare Glens
• Enda Kenny has assured homeowners that property tax rates won’t explode
• Howth Coast Guard rescued a dog from a cliff in Dublin
• Three armed and masked men threatened staff in a shop in north Belfast
• Phil Lynott was remembered on the 29th anniversary of his death

INTERNATIONAL

Police officers turn their backs as Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during the funeral of New York Police Department Officer Wenjian Liu at Aievoli Funeral Home, AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#NEW YORK Dozens of police officers turned their backs to NY Mayor Bill de Blasio at the funeral of a slain cop.

#UK Buckingham Palace issued a fresh, stronger denial of the Prince Andrew sex claims

#AUSTRALIA Homes were destroyed in the worst bushfires seen in the south for three decades.

#AIRASIA A woman discovered her brother was on the doomed flight because of a selfie.

#CALIFORNIA Police are searching for a newborn baby after a woman and two men were shot.

INNOVATION

• What strange things have been happening online this week? Time for the Weird Wide Web [TheJournal.ie]
• Which cases could the US Supreme Court tackle the NSA over this year? One of these five. [Arstechnica]

PARTING SHOT

Joe Fraley’s mum has Alzheimer’s Disease. He wrote her a song, and played it for her. Here’s the sad and moving video of that moment. [DailyEdge.ie]