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Here’s What Happened Today: Friday

Everyone’s talking about poor hygiene in hospitals, home births and students cheating in the Leaving Cert.

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

Rob Heffernan got a warm welcome home at Dublin airport today after becoming Ireland’s third ever World Athletics Championships gold medal winner in the 50km walk. (Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)

IRISH

People look at the Costa Concordia cruise ship. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

INTERNATIONAL

#EGYPT More than 60 people have been killed today as violence continues.

#NEW ZEALAND An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 hit the country’s south island.

#ITALY The Costa Concordia cruise ship is to be raised in September.

INNOVATION

  • Scientists say that as climates get warmer we should expect to be eating softer, sweeter apples and seeing the flowers much earlier. [Scientific Reports]
  • Are you a gym-bunny and love catching some rays? Well, pumping iron and sunbathing could be making you a smarter person. [Quartz]

PARTING SHOT

Professional and amateur colourists have injected colour into these well-known black and white photos. [Twistedsifter]

Read: And here is what happened yesterday…

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    Aug 16th 2013, 11:40 PM

    That pic of the Concordia is class. It really does beg the question…Is she wearing any underwear??

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    Aug 16th 2013, 10:57 PM

    Have to say I love this site… The craic & friendly slagging is hilarious

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    Aug 17th 2013, 2:58 AM

    Dublin loyal? Are you serious?

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    Aug 17th 2013, 2:49 PM

    Friendly slagging… ahahahahahahahahahhhahha. Ah yeah. It’s only darling.

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    Aug 17th 2013, 9:12 PM

    was brill last nite d hype and excitement in cork for rob shook his hand but was annoyed when his wife took my pen and paper and promised an autograph and den she fecked off and never asked him,bad form:/

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