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

IRISH

• The Magdalene orders’ refusal to pay compensation to survivors is continuing to cause controversy, but why can’t they? We explain.
• A man has gone to the High Court fearing his pregnant girlfriend is being forced to travel abroad for an abortion against her will.
• A public service broadcasting charge will be introduced in 2015 and will replace the TV licence fee.
• A man and a woman have been jailed for the brutal murder of Cork man Jonathan Duke whose body was found in the river Bandon in 2011. [RTÉ]
• The Seanad has continued to debate the abortion legislation with an amendment on fatal foetal abnormalities defeated today.
• The upper house also debated legislation to abolish itself tonight.
• Welfare payments that were delayed yesterday have now been paid out to nearly 33,000 people affected by the issue.
• Sinkholes in Mayo pose no risk to the public but are boring Pat Rabbitte who was later accosted by protestors.
• Over a million cigarettes have been seized at Dublin Port.
• Workers at the State funded print facility in Dublin have gone on strike tonight over disagreements with management.
• Around 1,600 people are waiting to see the Money Advice and Budgeting Service according to new figures.
• There has been mixed reaction to the government’s gender recognition bill.
• The Orange Order has applied to hold a new parade in north Belfast on Saturday [BBC]

WORLD

#MALALA: The Taliban has released a letter berating the teenager Malala Yousufzai whom they shot last year while also trying to explain their attack. [Channel 4]

#INDIA: There have been protests across the Indian state of Bihar after the death of 22 children who fell sick from free school meals [BBC]

#BOSTON BOMBINGS: Rolling Stone magazine has caused controversy with a provocative cover featuring one of the alleged Boston bombers.

INNOVATION

• It’s not even on sale on the open market but already Google Glass has been hacked by researchers looking for a flaw. [The Guardian]
• A strange glow in space has provided fresh evidence that all the gold on Earth was forged from ancient collisions of dead stars. [AP]

PARTING SHOT

This stamp has been causing no end of controversy on Twitter today. But why would an acronym for C U Next Tuesday be so controversial? Oh, wait…

Here’s what happened yesterday… >