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

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IRISH

• Minister for Education Ruairí Quinn announced his resignation from Cabinet.
• Arthur’s Day will not be returning.
• Two divers died after getting into difficulty off the coast of Cork.
• A 50-year-old farmer was killed in a crash in Kerry.
• Almost 3,000 extra young people were signing on last month.
• 50 towns across the country are being targeted for high-speed broadband.
• The State took in €500 million more than it had hoped in tax.
• A Klu Klux Klan flag was taken down after being erected on a flagpole in Belfast.

WORLD

A Palestinian takes cover from tear gas fired by the Israeli troops during clashes with Palestinians in an early morning operation in the West Bank city of Jenin. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#JERUSALEM: A Palestinian teen was forced into a car and killed in an apparent revenge attack for the deaths of two Israeli teenagers.

#SOUTH AFRICA: A court heard Oscar Pistorius is severely traumatised and will become a suicide risk unless he gets mental health care. [Associated Press]

#IRAQ: Three ground attack jets landing in Iraq in a video released by the defence ministry likely came from Iran. [AFP]

#OH BABY: A woman gave birth outside a Primark store in Birmingham.

INNOVATION

• Google bought a music app which creates playlists based on your mood.
• This chart shows all the ways the NSA spies on people all over the world. [Business Insider]

PARTING SHOT

Can you spot a good tweet? This quiz will test your skills… [New York Times]

First published 9pm