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

Gardai and forensic staff at the scene of a shooting on Croftwood Grove in Ballyfermot, in which a 6-year-old boy was shot in the neck. Laura Hutton / Photocall Ireland Laura Hutton / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• A six-year-old who was shot last night in Dublin remained in a stable condition in hospital.
• The attack was described as “barbaric” by the justice minister, while gardaí called on the perpetrators to turn themselves in.
• County homes will not be included in the mother-and-baby homes inquiry, the Minister for Children said.
• We revealed that junior doctors have been offered four times their pay to cover an emergency department in Cork in this weeked.
• A motorcyclist was killed in a single-vehicle incident in Mayo.
• One of the unions involved in a dispute over pay cuts at Irish Rail withdrew from talks.
• The PAC chairman defended his decision to call on health sector bosses to quit.
• Gardaí in Wicklow recovered €1 million worth of cannabis.
• New legislation aimed at boosting consumer rights came into effect.

INTERNATIONAL

Lucie, a Jack Russel, jumps into the water during the dog diving competition during the International pedigree dog and purebred cat exhibition in Erfurt, central Germany. 3,833 dogs and 240 cats from 25 countries took part. AP Photo / Jens Meyer AP Photo / Jens Meyer / Jens Meyer

#AFGHANISTAN: Millions voted in the country’s presidential elections, despite Taliban threats and violence that killed nearly 50 people. [AFP]

#IRAQ: Iran offered its assistance in pushing back militants, but only if the United States offered the same.

UKRAINE: Pro-Russian separatists shot down a Ukrainian military transport plane, killing 49 troops on board.

#UNITED KINGDOM: ’Allo ‘Allo and Porridge star Sam Kelly died, aged 70. [BBC News]

INNOVATION

• When you tweet a tweet in a tweet on Twitter the tweet is now embedded within the tweet. Tweet. [TNW]
• Paying for your business to appear higher on Google search results might not actually be worth the money. [Quartz]

PARTING SHOT

Watch out – scientists have figured out how to smell Uranus. [Geek.com]

Originally published 8pm