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

Jennifer Lorigan, left, wears a bariatric training suit used for medical staff training and Jessie Doyle takes a closer look at a jar of 'tummy tuck' fat at the launch of FAT: IT'S DELICIOUS at the Science Gallery at Trinity College Dublin. Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty revealed details of a new Garda whistleblower
• Mary Lou McDonald said that the Taoiseach had held a secret meeting with Alan Shatter, but the government said that the diary entry was a ‘clerical error’
• Gardaí seized a quantity of LSD from a house in Dublin after students were warned of the dangers of the drug
• A man was arrested for firing shots through the window of a house in Dublin
• Gerry Adams took legal action against two newspapers
• The High Court has told a man to stop representing himself as the owner of letters written by Jackie Kennedy [RTÉ]
• The level of mortgage arrears tracked by a ratings agency in Ireland reached a new high
• Dublin City Council asked for ideas on the future of Temple Bar
• The AGSI said that allowing gardaí to complain to GSOC would be a mistake
• The Education Minister said DEIS schools were improving, despite their test scores lagging behind

INTERNATIONAL

Anthony Loyd, The Times writer who was attacked and shot in Syria. Screengrab Screengrab

#SYRIA: Two members of staff for The Times were kidnapped, beaten and shot after being double crossed in Syria. Writer Anthony Loyd and photographer Jack Hill were seized with their guide as they were returning to Turkey after several days in Aleppo.

#TURKEY: Anger raged in Turkey after the deaths of nearly 300 miners in a mine collapse. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, however, said that the government is not to blame, saying “accidents happen”.

#9/11: American President Barack Obama opened a new $700 million museum to the September 11 attacks.

#NAUGHTY: An Australian politician dropped a “c-bomb” in parliament. Yes, the bad “c word”. The really bad one.

INNOVATION

• Flappy bird is back! But slightly less addictive and multiplayer. [TheJournal.ie]
• Tractor beams are a real thing. Repeat: tractor beams are real. [Geek.com]

PARTING SHOT

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