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

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IRELAND

• Two women are being held after a man’s body was found in an apartment in Dublin.
• A 34-year-old man was stabbed in Sligo and a 73-year-old man was seriously assaulted in Donegal.
• A woman was killed in a suspected hit-and-run in Dublin.
• The Quinn family has said allegations they may be hiding gold and cash are “absolute, scurrilous lies”. [RTÉ]
• Martin McGuinness said the murders of ‘The Disappeared‘ were “one of the worst things to happen” in the Troubles.
• St Vincent de Paul warned that water charges will be a bill too many for households with one or more jobseeker.
• Today, the nation said a final goodbye to Brian O’Driscoll. These pictures sum up his incredible career with Leinster.

WORLD

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#AFGHANISTAN: Sergeant Bow Bergdahl, who was captured by the Taliban five years ago, was released today. [Associated Press]

#SUDAN: David Cameron described the death sentence given to a pregnant woman in Sudan because of her religion as “barbaric”. [AFP]

#TURKEY: Turkish police used tear gas on protesters on the first anniversary of the deadly anti-government protests [BBC]

INNOVATION

Scientists have explained why exactly bacon smells so good. So good. [Gizmodo]

Researchers in the Netherlands have come one step closer to Star Trek teleportation. [Digital Trends]

PARTING SHOT

This slow motion video shows you how a cat’s body is designed to manage a fall and how they move to land on their feet – every time. We’re sure no cats were harmed in the making of this video… [Telegraph]

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