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

Michael Fassbender with fan Dolly Omisore at the European Premiere Of Frank in Dublin this evening. Sam Boal Sam Boal

IRELAND

• Eamon Gilmore says he is finding it hard to understand why people have been blocking water meter installations. 
• Two men were arrested after an armed bank robbery in Wexford.
• Five people appeared in court charged over throwing paint at the Department of Justice.
• John Waters spoke to Sean O’Rourke on RTÉ. Here’s what he said.
• A Social Welfare crackdown found that one man claiming jobseeker’s benefit had €400,000 in his bank account.
• Bray Town Council attempted to evict Councillor John Brady but he said he’s not moving.
• Bill Cullen told TV3 that losing his brother and sister put his business problems into perspective.
• An Post say that they now hold 16 per cent of all personal savings in the country.
• Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley, whose been touted as a US Presidential candidate, spoke to TheJournal.ie.
• The Polish Embassy made a video thanking the Irish people for “the openness and kindness they have shown to Poles”.
• E-cigarettes will be banned at all HSE smoke-free campuses from next week.

INTERNATIONAL

Indian Prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi waves to supporters during elections. Rajesh Kumar Singh Rajesh Kumar Singh

#UKRAINE: Russia accuses Kiev of ‘crimes against its own people’ as it masses troops on the border.

#US: The FBI has asked for the public’s help to identify at least 90 potential victims of suspected child predator William James Vahey.

#HEIST: Nine members of a gang which carried out a sophisticated cyber attack on banks in the UK, stealing just over £1.25 million, have been sentenced.

#MANNING: A US judge has granted a request by former Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning to formally be known as Chelsea Elizabeth Manning.

INNOVATION

• Facebook and Storyful launched a newswire service. [Facebook]
• Google, Microsoft and others are joining forces to prevent the next Heartbleed from happening.

PARTING SHOT

Even if you call Cork your home, you’ll never have seen the city like this.

Shot using a drone, the video meanders over the city centre, giving you a bird’s eye view of the streets, buildings and – of course – the River Lee.

Here’s what happened yesterday >