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

IRELAND

Ciara Mehari (7) celebrating the Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill passing through final stage in the Dáil Mark Stedman Mark Stedman

• Ryanair pilots have announced two further strike dates -Friday 20 July and Tuesday 24 July- following on from its first day of strikes today.
• A second 13-year-old boy has been remanded in custody after he was charged today with the murder of schoolgirl Ana Kriegel.
• Irish Water has warned that water restrictions in the Greater Dublin Area are “likely to begin early next week”.
• The referendum on women’s place in the home may be delayed until next year.
• The North’s fire service dealt with a call every 48 seconds last night.
• Dayna Kearney has been found not guilty of dangerous driving causing the death of her four friends.
• The Taoiseach and Health Minister have announced the appointment of Laura Magahy as executive director of the new 10-year plan to transform the Irish health service.
• A jury has convicted a man of causing serious harm to two former partners by infecting them with HIV.
• The Fossil Fuel Divestment Bill has been passed by the Dáil today and means the government will have to drop coal, oil and gas investments from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF).

Donald Trump speaks during a press conference on the second day of the NATO Summit in Brussels. Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

INTERNATIONAL

#BREXIT: British Prime Minister Theresa May has published the UK’s plan for future ties with the European Union after Brexit just days after it prompted high-profile resignations from her cabinet.

#NATO: US President Donald Trump has hailed “tremendous progress” on defence spending commitments by NATO members, saying two days of tough talks had left the alliance “much stronger”.

#THAI CAVE RESCUE: Shortly after the last four Thai boys and the 25-year-old coach were brought out on Tuesday afternoon, the water pumps failed in an area between two chambers, filling them with water as 20 rescuers remained inside, nearly ending the mission in disaster.

 PARTING SHOT

A Spanish civil servant who skipped work every day for a decade has been banned from taking a public post for nine years.

He managed to keep up the charade for 10 years and only lost his €50,000-a-year (£44,000) job when colleagues finally raised their suspicions last year and he was finally fired.

Not a bad run.

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