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

IRELAND

A bit of tug'o'war outside Áras an Uachtarain today for a family garden party hosted by President Higgins and his wife Sabina. Maxwells Maxwells

• A man in his 50s died after an early morning assault in Tramore.
• A man died at the Body and Soul music festival.
• Fianna Fáil has warned the government that it could face an early election if controversy like the recent Máire Whelan appointment happens again.
• Only four staff are in the unit tasked with delivering housing.
• A man was ejected from a car window in a single vehicle collision in Limerick.
• A Central Bank employee was paid over €122,000 for staying away from work for four months.
• The government is carefully monitoring the situation, after the UK parliament cyber attack.
• Two men were arrested for attempted murder after a hatchet attack in Belfast.

INTERNATIONAL

Barry Gibb, of BeeGees fame, wows crowds during the Legend slot on Glastonbury's pyramid stage Ben Birchall / PA Wire Ben Birchall / PA Wire / PA Wire

#ISTANBUL: Police shut down a Gay Pride march in Istanbul after activists defied a ban and attempted to march anyway.

#CLADDING: All of the high-rises tested by UK authorities since the Grenfell Tower fire have failed safety tests.

#MISTAKEN IDENTITY: A family in California were told that their brother had been found dead. 11 days after holding his funeral, they found out he wasn’t dead.

PARTING SHOT

Last week, Fine Gael’s Noel Rock shared a photo of Shane Ross cradling a can of Dutch Gold lager.

This led TheDailyEdge to ask other TDs in the Dáil if they enjoyed the occasional tipple from a bag of cans.

Sinn Féin’s Maurice Quinlivan was unequivocal.

“Of course I have, I’m human. You can’t bate Bulmers.”

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