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

Alan Shatter celebrates his election to the Dáil in 2007. He resigned as Justice and Defence Minister today. Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• Alan Shatter resigned as Justice, Equality and Defence Minister
• However, his replacement won’t be announced until tomorrow
• A woman was injured in a protest over water meters
• The most senior official at the Department of Finance announced he was resigning
• A man in his 60s was killed in a car crash in Donegal
• Allegations about corruption at Bus Éireann were handed to gardaí
• Comedian Jason Byrne was cleared of using an offensive term on The Late Late Show
• The controversial Poolbeg incinerator plan was given the green light
• The OECD told Ireland to cut €2 billion from our budget as planned

INTERNATIONAL

People watch as Russia's Air Force strategic bombers, Tu-95, fly over Red Square during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade which will take place at Moscow's Red Square this week. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#UKRAINE: Russia today said that it had pulled troops back from the Ukrainian border. However, the USA and NATO disagreed, saying they’d seen no sign of withdrawals.

#MADDIE: British Police investigating disappearance of three-year-old Madeleine McCann at a Portuguese holiday resort have said that search “activity” would begin in the next few weeks. Met Police Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley said activity would occur in “forthcoming weeks”, but he was unable to give more details.

#COCAINE: Spanish Police made a massive drugs bust after €150 million worth of cocaine was discovered hidden among pineapples on a ship from Costa Rica by Spanish police.

INNOVATION

• Smart phone, smart watch, smart…fridge? [TheJournal.ie]
• Have an Android and get fed up with a cluttered notifications tray? Here’s how to slim it down. [Geek.com]

PARTING SHOT

This is the world’s first flying 3D printer. The notion itself sounds pretty ridiculous, right? That is until you factor in the implications of it, which include sealing nuclear waste.