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Here’s What Happened Today: Friday

Bertie Ahern, the Dáil walkout and restrictions on E-cigarettes.

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

test cycling hanger Photocall Ireland! Photocall Ireland!

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WORLD

Winston Churchill's death anniversary The 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill's funeral was celebrated in the UK today. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#SOUTH AFRICA: One of the country’s most notorious apartheid era murderers was granted parole this morning.

#AMERICA: A trial of a missing person case dating back more than thirty years is set to begin in New York.

#EGYPT: The IS group has claimed responsibility for attacks in the country that killed 26 people. 

#MEXICO: Two children and a nurse have been killed a children’s hospital in Mexico after a gas explosion. 

INNOVATION

  • Google has come forward with an explanation as to why it pulled its Google Glasses – saying the product didn’t quite have the impact they had hoped for. 
  • Wondering what sorts of space travel we will be getting involved in ten years from now? The BBC have been trying to find out… 

PARTING SHOT

Youtube star Tanya Burr has spoken about why she was happy to acknowledge her part-autobiography, part-lifestyle guide was completed with the help of a ghostwriter. This follows controversy surrounding fellow vlogger Zoe Suggs. [Buzzfeed]

Read: Bertie: Fianna Fáil won’t be back on government benches after next election

Also: Trial begins of man accused of kidnapping and killing this boy in 1979

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    Mute Byyys
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    Jan 18th 2015, 4:50 PM

    incredible works of art? not really… just some guy taking a few snaps using a a 8MP camera with some filters!

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    Jan 18th 2015, 4:50 PM

    How do you know if someone has an iPhone?

    They tell you

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    Mute An Observer
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    Jan 18th 2015, 5:10 PM

    Apple IPhones are great phones though. I have one myself and would never think of changing it.

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    Mute Tom the Bomb
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    Jan 18th 2015, 6:25 PM

    How do you know if someone doesn’t? They tell that joke.

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    Mute poisonivy
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    Jan 18th 2015, 5:27 PM

    This basically reads like an ad for Apple

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    Mute Brendan McGill
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    Jan 18th 2015, 5:53 PM

    Kinda like the Netflix articles they’ve been doing lately!

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    Jan 18th 2015, 4:41 PM

    Yawn. A rooted Galaxy S4 with a custom Rom is superior to Iphone 6 in every way. Apple are just masters of marketing.

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    Mute Clark Griswold
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    Jan 18th 2015, 5:13 PM

    Key word there is rooted!

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    Mute Unfortunately
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    Jan 18th 2015, 5:16 PM

    Yawn, another hurt and insecure android guy has to write how android is better – which wasn’t even a discussed topic or point in above article :)

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    Mute Jonny Lennon
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    Jan 18th 2015, 6:14 PM

    How much does Apple pay the Journal for advertising, I remember the iPhone 6 was released you had about 6 different articles in the space of 2 days for a vastly ovrraated and overpriced phone.

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    Mute Paudi Onail
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:06 AM

    not as much as the ICI. Apple is once a month.

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    Mute conor
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    Jan 18th 2015, 5:15 PM

    Had an iphone for a few years, loved it. Got a Nokia lumia, took a while to get use to their sub standard apps, but the battery life is so much better. The iphone is nothing special anymore, just the app store that keeps it at no.1 imho

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    Jan 18th 2015, 5:21 PM

    Of course battery is better, if so few apps you just never use it…

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    Mute Paudi Onail
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:14 AM

    battery power is an issue, theres packs you can get but… still, i’d have a pain in my face having 2-3 devices not compatible with each other. a kindle, a samsung and a macbook wouldn’t work for me. iOS apps are better designed, they sell more as well.

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    Mute Catherine Mayock
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    Jan 18th 2015, 6:36 PM

    Mine is bigger than yours posts. Boring boys and their toys. Mines a hand me down from my son.

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    Mute Damien Prendergast
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    Jan 18th 2015, 4:46 PM

    Apple master race

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    Mute Mary Kavanagh
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    Jan 18th 2015, 7:50 PM

    If I use a micro SD card with adapter in my Canon camera I can have a photo up on the net in about five minutes if I want. I just swap the card out to my Samsung Galaxy and share straight from there.

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    Mute Felix Williams
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    Jan 18th 2015, 8:52 PM

    Sorry but I can have a photo from my “traditional” camera edited and shared within 5 mins using a USB OTG adaptor and a DSLR control app

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    Mute Paudi Onail
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    Jan 19th 2015, 12:05 AM

    thats not traditional.

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    Jan 18th 2015, 8:50 PM

    Nerddddddddd alert

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    Jan 18th 2015, 4:52 PM

    Apple Watch Sport – YouTube

    http://youtu.be/I3ZsxyevEDc

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