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

Luke Robinson (9) from Dunshaughlin takes a selfie with candidate Brian Hayes TD Sam Boal Sam Boal

IRELAND

• Memorial events were held to mark the 1974 Dublin and Monaghan bombings.
• A cyclist died after colliding with a car near Ballyhaunis.
• Justice4all called for a forum to deal with the increasing amount of Garda malpractice complaints.
• Gardaí won the right to strike and negotiate pay in a case against the State.
• A woman was seriously assaulted in a laneway in Belfast last night.
• Almost 50 per cent of voters believe Gerry Adams was involved in Jean McConville’s killing.
• The LÉ Samuel Beckett vessel was commissioned in a ceremony in Dublin.
• A man (20) was stabbed in Naas, leading to another man’s arrest.
• A woman was hit by a truck, sustaining serious injuries this morning.
• Thousands turned out for a rally in protest against the proposed closure of the emergency department at Navan’s Our Lady’s Hospital.
• The latest opinion polls show who are favourites for EU seats – and that Sinn Féin made a big leap in popularity in the local elections.

INTERNATIONAL

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#CALIFORNIA A man was arrested in connection with one of a dozen fires that struck San Diego.

#BOKO HARAM At a summit in Paris, Nigeria and its neighbours vowed to ‘declare war‘ on militant group Boko Haram.

#DINOSAUR The ‘biggest dinosaur ever’ has been found in Patagonia – it would have weighed the same as 14 African elephants.

#TURKEY The final death toll in the deadly mining disaster is 301, with the last two bodies recovered today.

#FLOODS The heaviest rainfall in a century lead to fatal flooding in the Balkans.

INNOVATION

• Looking for some new apps to download? We have the five best from this week. [TheJournal.ie]
• Google’s Motorola and Apple have ended their legal war over smartphones. Here’s how it came to a close. [The Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

Do you really need to spend the equivalent of a month’s salary on an engagement ring? Nope. Turns out the concept was thought up by… a diamond company, De Beers. Surprise! [BBC]