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

IRELAND

Rush hour traffic stood still on O'Connell Street as water charge protesters demonstrated. Photocall Ireland Photocall Ireland

• Water charge protesters created traffic chaos on O’Connell Street. 
• Four water charge protesters got jail time in court.
• A court was told that naked pictures and images of ‘mulitated bodies’ were found on Elaine O’Hara‘s laptop.
• It emerged that fugitive prisoner Derek Brockwell stabbed himself in the stomach as police approached to arrest him.
• UPC announced it is moving to the Philippines, putting 170 Irish jobs at risk.
• Gerry Adams visited TheJournal.ie office and said he doesn’t need to be good at maths – because he’s good at politics.
• Russian military aircraft entered Irish-controlled airspace again.
• A search is underway for a missing Mayo man.
• Landlords will no longer be able to discriminate against tenants who receive welfare payments.
• It was announced that singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran will play a gig in Croke Park in July.

INTERNATIONAL

Greece's Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras reviews the honor guard on board of the Chinese frigate Changbaishan at the port of Piraeus, near Athens. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#ISLAMIC STATE: The US President Obama said  America is not at war with Muslims, but with those who had “perverted Islam”.

#SWEDEN: A woman was arrested in Sweden after her daughters were ‘locked up for a decade’.

#GREECE: Germany said ‘nein’ to Greece.

#UK: People were really miffed about the Daily Mail’s front page photograph of Kate Middleton.

INNOVATION

• This is why Snapchat fully deserves a €16 billion valuation.
• Want to take a good photo of the moon on your iPhone? Here’s how. [The Atlantic]

PARTING SHOT

Here is the heartwarming letter JK Rowling sent to a bullied fan she met on Twitter. [DailyEdge.ie]