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

Gardaí at an armed checkpoint in Dublin's south inner city. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• There’s still no government, but we’re a little bit closer. 
• Cynthia Owen responded to an interview with retired garda Frank Mullen.
• An Irishman died after an assault in England.
• A farmer in Kerry died while working on his tractor.
• The latest rough sleeper figures show the homeless crisis may be getting worse.
• A cyclist is in critical condition after a collision with a pedestrian in the Phoenix Park.
• Gerry Adams continued to defend that tweet.
• Denis O’Brien said the government was wrong to back down on Irish Water.
• A convicted paedophile who raped his girlfriend and her mother received eight life sentences.
• The Luas will not be running again tomorrow and further strikes are planned.

Syrian citizens and firefighters gather at the scene where one of rockets hit the Dubeet hospital in the central neighbourhood of Muhafaza in Aleppo. SANA via AP SANA via AP

WORLD

#SYRIA: There have been over 300 airstrikes in Aleppo in the last ten days, many hitting hospitals.

#CONSPIRACY: Donald Trump claims his rival’s father helped the man who assassinated JFK.

#SPAIN: After 134 days without a government, the country’s king has signed a decree calling elections.

#COMPENSATION: Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay €47 million over talc powder that was linked to cancer.

#OH BROTHER: A woman claiming to be Prince’s long-lost sister has come forward to stake a claim to his estate.

INNOVATION

• Internet Explorer is no longer the world’s most popular browser. 
• This contact lens could soon replace your smartphone camera.

PARTING SHOT

It’s been an emotional 24 hours for Leicester fans. It’ll warm your heart to hear BBC commentator Ian Stringer in tears as he talks to his dad on the phone after full time. [i100]