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Here’s What Happened Today: Wednesday

Everyone’s talking about Maíria Cahill, Irish Water and the manhunt in Ottawa…

Updated 23.10pm

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

Irish Water Irish Water managing director John Tierney leaving Leinster House after meeting Environment minister Alan Kelly. Niall Carson Niall Carson

IRISH

WORLD

Vatican Pope Poor Pope Francis got caught in the head wind today. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#CANADA: A manhunt is ongoing in Ottawa after a soldier was shot dead outside Parliament Buildings.

#US: An American who was held in captivity in North Korea for six months has returned home.

#US: An Irish-born US judge was suspended over a porn emails scandal.

#UK: The father of a British Islamic State hostage died without knowing the fate of his son.

#GERMANY: Three teenage girls were stopped at a German Airport on suspicion of trying to join Islamic State.

INNOVATION

  • This fake log jams your phone so you can be one with nature. [Wired.com]
  • NASA launched a free sound library with historical audio from Nasa missions. [NASA]

PARTING SHOT

Would you like to be the mayor of your own little city? Now you can. [gizmodo.com]

First published 21.00pm

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