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Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Everyone is talking about delayed pay, water charges, and Obama being sued.

Updated at 11.15pm

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

IRELAND

Anglo Trial Former Anglo bankers Pat Whelan, left, and Willie McAteer photographed outside the Circuit Criminal Court, Dublin today. Brian Lawless / PA Wire Brian Lawless / PA Wire / PA Wire

  • A man in his 30s has been seriously injured after being allegedly pushed in front of a bus in Dublin city.
  • A delay in Bank of Ireland’s processing has meant many workers in Ireland were not paid as expected this morning.
  • Senators called for Ireland to toughen its stance on Gaza.
  • A group of dissident republican protesters heckled President Higgins at a WWI commemoration event. 
  • An average family of two adults and two children will pay €278 a year in water charges under new rates published today.
  • Two former Anglo Irish Bank directors have been sentenced to 240 hours of community service. [RTÉ]
  • The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against Irish murderers who contested that their imprisonment was a violation of their rights. 
  • Paddy Power is contacting customers who had an account with the bookmaker in 2010 over a data breach.
  • The family of murdered teenager Marioara Rostas have spoken of their grief.

INTERNATIONAL

Myanmar Monsoon Novice Buddhist monks walk begging for alms in rain, following a cleric rule of no footwear nor umbrella in the streets of Yangon, Myanmar today. Gemunu Amarasinghe Gemunu Amarasinghe

INNOVATION

  • Have you ever wished your car would park itself and come back for you later?
  • NASA’s Mars 2020 Rover is preparing for some ‘unprecedented’ exploration of the red planet. [NASA]

PARTING SHOT

The 140-year-old Eastboune Pier in England has burned down after a fire started in the amusement arcade area of the historic structure. Here’s a brief history of similar – not infrequent – fires through the years. [BoingBoing]

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    Aug 1st 2014, 12:13 AM

    Enda’s promise that average water charges would be €240 per house hold turned out to be horse shite bit like a Labour pre-election promise.
    The is a step to far we have given everything. Spineless sewer rats FG & Lab.

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    Aug 1st 2014, 12:49 AM

    Here here,
    what can we do for the next election I haven’t voted in years because I have been away for every election,
    but i can’t vote for any of these fools even if I were to turn up on the day ?

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    Aug 1st 2014, 12:58 AM

    Get yourself on the registrar of elections and VOTE these clowns out of office.

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    Aug 1st 2014, 7:17 AM

    Nothing about anonymous taking down mossad gov page down? Mossad.gov.il ?

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