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

IRELAND

Sam Boal Sam Boal

• Gardaí are investigating three violent attacks in Dublin’s north inner city.
• Farmers are holding a 24-hour beef price protest across the country.
• A man has been arrested in connection with a Kildare crash in which a woman died.
• The Green Party wants a referendum to make sure Irish Water isn’t privatised. 
• A man in his mid 30s is in hospital after he was beaten by three men who broke into his Cork home.
• The Dublin City Marathon took place today, here’s a look at some of today’s scenes.

INTERNATIONAL

#PISTORIUS: Prosecutors will appeal the verdict and sentencing of Oscar Pistorius.

#JOHANNESBURG: South African goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was shot dead ‘while trying to protect his girlfriend’.

#UKRAINE: The country is very close to forming a new pro-Western government.

#BRITAIN: Someone shoved David Cameron while he visited Leeds today.

INNOVATION

• A Cork lab is looking at making salmon our new source of Vitamin D. [TheJournal.ie]
• The Facebook Like button inventor has explained why there will never be a Dislike one. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

A MACNAS show came to the streets of Dublin – here’s what it looked like: