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

IRELAND

Sam Boal Sam Boal

• The Government has sent out positive signals about October’s Budget suggesting it may be less harsh than initially feared.
• Two Gardaí have been injured after a patrol car was rammed in Portlaoise, four men have been arrested. 
• Hundreds have attended a ‘die-in’ Gaza protest in Dublin this evening. 
• Demand for homeless services is up 25%. Focus Ireland says they helped 10,000 people last year who were on the streets or at risk of homelessness. 
• A man has been remanded in custody for a week charged with the rape of two young girls.
• A pensioner couple are facing eviction from their rented home after 15 years because it is now being repossessed by a receiver.
• Nine months after it was saved, the Seanad is finally being reformed. 
• A man has died after a crash in Limerick, it’s the second road death in the county in just 24 hours. 

INTERNATIONAL 

Palestinian families who fled their homes Hatem Ali Hatem Ali

#GAZA: The UN Human Right rights council has launched a probe into Israel’s Gaza offensive.

#UKRAINE: Two Ukrainian military jets have been shot down in a rebel-held area.

#TAIWAN: Over 40 people are feared dead after a plane crash near Taiwan airport.

#MH17: The black boxes recovered from the Malaysia Airlines flight have been flown to Britain where valid data has been downloaded.

#UK: Peaches Geldof’s widowed husband Tom Cohen has told the inquest into her death that his wife had been a heroin addict.

INNOVATION

• The Boeing 737 is sacrificing 2-inches of leg room to fit in 11 more seats. [Geek.com] 
• Here’s how a Sainsbury store will run on rubbish. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

Hundreds of prisoners were asked what image they would like to see from their cell. Here’s what they said. [TheNewYorkTimes]

Originally published 9:00pm