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

ELECTIONS 2014

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• The local election results for 2014 are coming in and our liveblog has it covered. 
• Want to know exactly who has been elected in your area? click here.
• You can check out the Dublin West by-election here and the Longford-Westmeath by-election here.
• Mary Hanafin says she doesn’t feel resentment against Fianna Fáil … or Micheál Martin.
• Gerry Adams says Sinn Féin will ‘use our mandate wisely‘. 
• And let’s not forget the painstaking process of counting the votes. 

OTHER IRISH NEWS

• An Irish man has drowned in Sydney at Darling Harbour.
• It’s was day two of the sit-in for employees at Paris Bakery who claim they are owed €55,000 in wages. 
• A cargo ship with nine people on board ran aground at the River Boyne in Louth. 
• An Irish garden has made it into the top three in a National Geographic list of the top 10 gardens in the world. Can you guess which garden impressed?

INTERNATIONAL

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#BRUSSELS: Three people were killed and one was seriously injured in a shootout near a Jewish Museum.

#CALIFORNIA: Seven people were shot dead in a drive-by shooting near a university in California.

#THAILAND: The coup leaders have confirmed that they will hold the ousted government for a week to give them ‘time to think‘.

#PUTIN: The Russian President has described the remarks made by Prince Charles comparing Putin to Hitler as ‘unroyal behaviour’.

INNOVATION

• Researchers have found that disease-causing bacteria can linger on airplane seats for up to a week. [TheJournal.ie]
• A new study has found a link between fertility problems and high cholesterol. [TheJournal.ie] 

PARTING SHOT

The New York Times has created a nifty little calculator that helps people to decide if they would be better off renting or buying. It’s for the American market but we think it’s very clever! [The New York Times]