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

IRELAND

A member of the public takes a photo of a new plaque which commemorates Hanna Sheehy Skeffington and other Irish suffragettes. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A couple from the UK was killed in a car crash in Limerick
• Ireland was dubbed the “world’s biggest tax haven“
• The Health Minister said it was “pathetic” that unsearchable documents were provided to the probe into the Cervicalcheck scandal
• Bray Boxing Club  was shut down following last week’s fatal shooting
• Catholic bishops announced crisis pregnancy agency Cura is to close this weekend
• The Criminal Assets Bureau  seized a number of high-end cars
• Pauls Williams and Reynolds appeared at the Disclosures Tribunal
• A storm  was forecast to be on the way
• A search continued for a man who walked out of a court yesterday
• Irish food pioneer Myrtle Allen of Ballymaloe House died aged 94

INTERNATIONAL

Fans play soccer near the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, ahead of the start of the World Cup tomorrow. Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

#STEP BACK: Donald Trump accepted an invitation from Kim Jong Un to visit North Korea during their historic summit.

#WORLD CUP: The united bid of USA, Mexico and Canada has won the right to host the 2026 World Cup.

PARTING SHOT

A raccoon has become an internet sensation after climbing a building in the US.

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