Updated 10.49pm

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

A brave diver in Dublin this afternoon. Donal Moloney Donal Moloney

IRISH

• Garth Brooks said there’s still hope for his five concerts and the Taoiseach has now intervened.
• It’s believed that a DART was deliberately derailed in Bray.
• The Cabinet reshuffle may not be announced until Friday.
• The Bord Gáis Energy Theatre is up for sale.
• The banking inquiry named its expert advisory group.
• A man and woman were killed in separate crashes in Monaghan and Limerick.
• An 18-year-old died and another male was injured in a collision in Mayo.
• A 50-year-old man admitted killing another man in the psychiatric unit of a hospital. [RTÉ]
• Dublin City Council is getting a Nama hotel to use for homeless families.

WORLD

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#MIDDLE EAST: Conflict continues between Israel and militants in Gaza as the Irish government said it equally condemns violence from both sides.

#JAPAN: Two people have already been killed as a deadly typhoon bears down on the Japanese mainland. [AFP]

#SYRIA: Two teenage girls missing from Manchester are now believed to be in Syria.

#IRAQ: A mass grave of 53 men has been discovered in Baghdad. [AFP]

INNOVATION

• The EU has started questioning rival firms about Facebook‘s purchase of Whatsapp.
• Stop everything. Sigourney Weaver is to appear in the new Alien video game. [The Guardian]
• This lovely little gadget is a projector, a hotspot and a backup battery for your smartphone. [Geek]

PARTING SHOT

A team of amateurs is saving a NASA zombie spacecraft and here’s how… [Quartz]

First published 9pm