NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a roundup of today’s news.
IRELAND
- Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a man’s body at Butler Park off the Cheeverstown Road in Tallaght, Dublin 24.
- Dozens of flights have been cancelled this weekend due to an air traffic controller strike in France.
- As the public hearings at the Disclosures Tribunal draw to a close, Mr Justice Peter Charleton has plenty to mull over after being told contradictory accounts of events by several witnesses.
- Ireland spends €20 billion per year on healthcare, here’s where the money goes.
- A charity official who is attempting to transfer 21 occupied houses to Clare County Council has criticised delays in the process and called on Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to intervene.
- The Irish Buddhist Union has warned people in Dublin city centre not to be conned by a fake monk who asks people for money.
- Many places are set to experience sunny weather this weekend, with temperatures due to hit the high 20s next week.
INTERNATIONAL
#UK: Thousands of pro-EU protesters took part in a march in London today, on the second anniversary of the Brexit vote.
#US: The US and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange programme training exercises, to support diplomatic negotiations with North Korea.
#NETFLIX: A senior Netflix executive has been fired for using the N-word.
PARTING SHOT
The sunny weather looks set to stick around for the week, here’s a little look at a dog, duck and swan enjoying themselves in the summer sun today.
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