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

The finishing touches are added to a new mural of Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams along the Falls Road. Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• The PSNI have have been granted an extra 48 hours to question the Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, he’s been in custody for the last two days.
• 350 new jobs were announced at Voxpro in Cork.
  
• Over €780 million of new mortgages were approved in the first three months of the year.
• David Hall launched his campaign to be a TD and was joined by a host of other independents.
• The list of TDs and Senators who’ll sit on the banking inquiry is taking shape. Here’s who’s being considered.
• Brian Cowen was appointed to the board of the Denis O’Brien owned Topaz.
• Vandals taped pieces of bacon to two posters of local election candidate Memet Uludag who has Turkish background.
• Over 160 new allegations of clerical sex abuse have been made in last year, most of these allegations related to abuse in the 60s, 70s and 80s.
• Aer Lingus CEO Christoph Mueller has reportedly been awarded an increased pension despite losing the backing of the Government.

INTERNATIONAL

Max Clifford arrives for sentencing. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#YEWTREE: Publicist Max Clifford has been sentenced to eight years in prison after being found guilty of indecent assault.

#UKRAINE: More than 30 people died in a fire in Ukraine’s southern city of Odessa after violent clashes.

#US: A subway train derailed in New York City causing injuries to at least seven people.

INNOVATION

• A trailer for the new Call of Duty game was released and it features none other than Kevin Spacey. [CNET]
• Facebook users in India have been tricked into hacking their own Facebook accounts – while attempting to hack their friends accounts. [Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

Stephen Lynott Stephen Lynott

Surfer Stephen Lynott was on the south Kerry coast yesterday when he took this incredible photo.

On the right is a surfer. On the left is the fin of a basking shark approaching him.

But relax, it was only a friendly neighbourhood basking shark. Read the full story.