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Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

Everyone’s been talking about a man being charged over Naas death, Bishop backs same-sex civil marriage, and homelessness in Ireland.

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

Naas Murder Scene. Gardai at the scene Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

  • A ‘tsunami of homeless’ could hit Ireland due to the housing shortage, Fr Peter McVerry said.
  • The Clinical Director of Medicine quit at Beaumount Hospital over safety concerns – here’s what the hospital said.
  • A man (42) was charged over the death of a 20-year-old in Naas on Friday night.
  • Phil Hogan called on the nation to lend him our votes.
  • Cork Bishop Dr Paul Colton said he backs same-sex civil marriage.
  • A teen hijacked a taxi at knifepoint in Terenure – the second such hijacking in two days.
  • The INMO and HSE are at odds over whether additional savings of €80m are being sought under the Haddington Road Agreement.
  • A teenager was punched in the face by a man who tried to kiss her, on an avenue in Belfast.
  • The Sunday Times Rich List is out – and U2 have slipped a few places.
  • Does the Government record phonecalls? No… well, with some exceptions.
  • An 18-year-old was arrested after three youths were threatened and robbed at knifepoint in Shannon.
  • An Irish man got the all-clear for the MERS virus after fears he may have picked it up on a flight from Saudi Arabia.
  • Prime Time is to hold three European election debates – but not everyone is happy about it…

INTERNATIONAL

Balkans Floods Volunteers carry food and water for residents in Obrenovac, some 30 kilometers (18 miles) southwest of Belgrade, Serbia AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#BELGRADE Belgrade braced itself for a massive ‘flooding wave’ as the death toll across Serbia and Bosnia topped 44.

#SWITZERLAND Swiss voters have rejected a referendum that proposed introducing a minimum wage of €18.

#TURKEY Twenty four people have been detained over negligence as authorities investigate the recent mining disaster.

#VIETNAM Three thousand people were evacuated after a wave of anti-Chinese violence was triggered in Beijing.

INNOVATION

  • What weird things have been happening on the web this week? Oh, just kissing with tongues, rose-tinted glasses and terrified journalists (that would be us). [TheJournal.ie]
  • Can Facebook ‘likes’ really bring votes? Turns out it might just have worked in the case of India’s newly-elected Prime Minister. [Quartz]

PARTING SHOT

Italy Nutella War Alberto Pellaschiar Alberto Pellaschiar

Love Nutella? Want to know the fascinating story behind its creation? Spoons at the ready. [BBC]

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    May 18th 2014, 10:48 PM

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    The sun pissed off …. That’s the most important thing that happened today. Summer didn’t lady long, did it ??

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