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

IRELAND 

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Dr Sharee Basdeo from Trinity and Lisa Helen, a Phd researcher from UCC, were the winner and runner up at the Science Foundation Ireland Technology Innovation Development Award

• Sinn Féin has proposed a new public holiday on the exact date that the Easter Rising happened in 1916. 
• The ballot paper that will be used at the next election has been revealed. 
• Mary Lou McDonald is looking to get in contact with developer Bernard McNamara over the Longboat Quay controversy. 
• The funeral of murdered criminal Gary Hutch has taken place in Dublin. 
• Prominent republican Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy has plead not guilty to tax offences. 
• A new poll has found that a lot of the Irish public do not trust Fianna Fáil to manage the economy again. 
• The new Daft.ie report has found that individuals are being asked to pay a lot more for houses outside of Dublin.  

INTERNATIONAL 

Window washers in Beijing today - a new report says air quality is at a hazardous level AP Photo / Mark Schiefelbein AP Photo / Mark Schiefelbein / Mark Schiefelbein

#UNITED STATES: Actress Meryl Streep has caused offence after wearing a t-shirt with the word ‘slave’ on it. 

#EUROPE: Hurricane Joaquin could be set to hit the Atlantic later this week, with it potentially hitting Ireland. 

#UNITED KINGDOM: Eamonn Holmes has been involved in a TV ‘love in’ with David Cameron. 

INNOVATION 

• The European Court of Justice has ruled that a transatlantic deal availed of by Facebook and other major companies does not offer users enough privacy. 
• A new app is going to help you order drinks from your phone in Copper Face Jacks. 

PARTING SHOT 

It seems that Michael O’Leary takes an interest in how Ryanair is run at every level. He was spotted earlier today in Dublin Airport checking passenger’s passports as they boarded one of his flights.

Comments have been closed on this as Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy’s case is ongoing.

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