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

IRELAND

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• It was announced today that the medical card review process is to stop immediately.
• Waterford’s biggest employer Bausch and Lomb are looking for up to 200 redundancies.
• Alex White will announce his intention to seek the the leadership of the Labour Party tomorrow.
• Meanwhile, Three TDs want to be Labour’s second-in-command.
• Gardaí are appealing for the publics help in finding 15-year-old Marguerita Harty who is missing from Cork.
• A 24 hour strike by Aer Lingus cabin crew begins at midnight tonight.
• The Education Minister Ruairí Quinn has invited teachers unions to talk on junior cycle reform, the ASTI have welcomed the invite.

INTERNATIONAL

#KIDNAPPED: Nigerian authorities are furious that the parents of four girls failed to say that their children had returned safely. There are 219 girls still missing.

#AMERICA: The US Secretary of State John Kerry said Snowden should “man up” and return to the US to face trial.

#BEATS: Apple has announced that it will buy Dr Dre’s Beats for $3 billion to boost its online music presence.

INNOVATION

• Samsung has unveiled a new wristband that can track real-time health information such as your heart rate, movement and body temperature. [TheJournal.ie]
• Google changed its logo over the weekend, did you notice? Don’t worry…we didn’t either but here’s the photographic evidence. [Gizmodo.com]

PARTING SHOT

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