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

IRELAND

President Michael D Higgins at an Evensong at Saint Patrick’s Cathedral to remember the contributions of all those from the arts who have died Mark Stedman Mark Stedman

• A woman who was incorrectly told she didn’t have a gene that increased the risk of developing cancer is now seriously ill with ovarian cancer.
• The Taoiseach has denied having plans for an early election, and accused Fianna Fáil of dragging out talks on extending the confidence and supply agreement. 
• The degree to which landlords can be sanctioned is the last sticking point to a new renter protection law.
• The head of the Road Safety Authority called for gardaí to be given mobile devices to detect unqualified drivers on the roadside.
• Irish passports issued in the UK have increased, but numbers are down in France, Germany and Spain. 
• Gardaí are investigating after a woman suffered a serious injury from falling from a window in Dublin’s Clarence Hotel.
• More than 70% of people think being born in Ireland should mean an automatic right to citizenship.
• A convicted murderer who fled custody on Thursday was arrested in Belfast. 
• Wet wipes and sanitary products cause over 500 sewage blockages every month.

INTERNATIONAL

A newborn grey seal pup on the beach at Horsey in Norfolk, where the pupping season is in full swing. Joe Giddens / PA Images Joe Giddens / PA Images / PA Images

#PARADISE LOST: A “sad” Donald Trump visited the site of Californian wildfires and blamed forest mismanagement.

#KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON: Theresa May said removing her as prime minister would not make negotiations with the EU any easier.

#IN THE WATER: A swimmer was killed by a stingray and two were mauled by sharks in Australia. 

PARTING SHOT

A photographer from England beat off competition from 4,000 others to be crowned Weather Photographer of the Year.

Stephen Cheatley’s photo capturing lightning over Blackpool was a worthy winner.

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