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

ELECTIONS 2014

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First to the European election results so far:

• Luke Ming Flanagan has been elected for the Midland-Northwest.
• In Ireland South, Brian Crowley has been elected.
• Meanwhile in Dublin, it has been confirmed that Nessa Childers and Brian Hayes will join Lynn Boylan in Europe after Eamon Ryan’s recount efforts fail.
• The local elections results are almost all in but not just yet …you can check out who has been elected as your new local councillor here.
• For the results in both the European and local elections as they happen, check out our Liveblog.

OTHER IRISH NEWS

• Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore has announced his resignation as leader of the Labour Party.
• Two bodies have been found in the search for two Dublin men who had been missing for more than a month.
• A man in a wheelchair was carried off the DART at Donaghmede station today as there was no ramp available.
• TheJournal.ie has revealed that revenue demanded €200,000 in unpaid tax from the Paris Bakery in Dublin. Workers at the former bakery have been holding a sit-in since last week as they say they’re owed €55,000 in unpaid wages.

INTERNATIONAL

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#JERUSALEM: Pope Francis made an unexpected stop at the Western Wall to pray and leave a note.

#PERU: The families of the ‘Peru two’ have expressed their worry after the two girls convicted of cocaine smuggling were moved to a different prison in the Peruvian desert.

#AUSTRALIA: A senator smuggled a pipe bomb into parliament buildings to make a point about the lax security.

INNOVATION

• Get ready for Apple to create new software that can turn your iPhone into a remote control for lights, security systems and other household items. [TheFinancialTimes] 
• There’s now a remote controlled robot that can outrun you. The OutRunner can reach speeds of up to 32km/h. [TheJournal.ie] 

PARTING SHOT 

Check out these bees who were snapped swarming around a car in Bangor this morning.

Scary, fascinating or a bit of both? You decide!