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

Rachel Croash, Sarah Shine and Maria Kelly in Dublin during a preview of one of five new short operas inspired by episodes from the streets of Dublin.

IRISH

• A five-year-old boy drowned after he fell into a lake at Belgree Lawns in Tyrrelstown.
• A teenager has died in a separate swimming incident in Cavan.
• The number of murders in Ireland rose over a 12-month period.
• Asking prices for houses all across the country are up for the first time in eight years.
• A 12-year-old boy is in a serious condition after his bike was hit by a van in Antrim.
• An Irish woman run over three times by a New York subway train walked away with just a broken shoulder.
• The family of Dhara Kivlehan say they are disappointed over the inquest delay. [RTÉ]
• Writer Dermot Healy has died at the age of 66.
• Murdered teenager, Mariora Rostas phoned her family crying the day after she went missing. [RTÉ]
• Croke Park residents could go to court to stop Garth Brooks gigs.
• Mrs Brown’s Boys had the biggest opening weekend box-office numbers in this country for any Irish movie, ever.

WORLD

A Nepalese woman walks carrying paddy saplings before replanting them at a rice field in Chunnikhel, Katmandu, Nepal. Niranjan Shrestha Niranjan Shrestha

#UK: Rolf Harris has been found guilty on all charges of indecent assault.

#URUGUAY: Luis Suárez admitted he did bite Giorgio Chiellini.

#ISRAEL: The bodies of three missing teenagers were found in Israel.

#SOUTH AFRICA: Oscar Pistorius was back in court where mental health experts said he was not suffering from a mental illness.

INNOVATION

• Are you the type of person that feels the cold no matter where you go. This new gadget is for you. [The Independent UK]
• Google is shutting down its original social network but not because of Facebook it says. [Quartz]

PARTING SHOT

Looking to take up a new sport? What about Quidditch? Here’s all the rules explained.

First published 21.00pm

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