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

Hannah and Oliver Smyth enjoying the good weather today at Dollymount beach in Dublin. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• Documents released to TheJournal.ie reflect the anger of Ireland’s non-religious parents.
• A cancer charity was critical of Finian McGrath‘s comments on smoking.
• Sinead O’Connor was found safe and well after being reported missing.
• Transdev is suspending the sick pay scheme for Luas workers. [RTÉ]
• Armed gardaí were sent to a Mayo town after two men were injured following a funeral.
• Homeless residents at the Regency Hotel were left in limbo after the shooting.
• Staff at a juvenile detention centre will take industrial action over violent incidents.
• A gun was found by gardaí as part of searches connected to the shooting of a woman in Cork.
• Ireland was criticised over poor standards of Traveller accommodation.
• Tributes were paid to the teenage boy who drowned in the River Liffey.
• Dublin is getting a second Ikea.

An aerial view as the crowds gather in Victoria Park following the open top bus parade through Leicester City Centre. Joe Giddens / PA Joe Giddens / PA / PA

WORLD

#EUROPEAN UNION: Michael O’Leary weighed in on the Brexit debate.

#PHILIPPINES: The new president said he will hang criminals and let snipers shoot to kill.

#UTAH: Two men were arrested after five women were lured into a house and tied up.

#PROGRESS: A cancer survivor has received the first penis transplant in the US.

INNOVATION

• Nintendo is looking at making its own films.
• A new keyboard can tell what you want just by how you press a key.
• A Chinese tech firm unveiled a plan to allow driverless cars move freely around an entire city. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

The Irish Air Corps captured these stunning views over Dún Aonghusa while it was dropping off materials to repair a a walkway.

On Snapchat: Ever wonder what goes on inside Met Éireann HQ? Gerald Fleming gave us a tour behind the scenes – and has some bad news about current lovely weather.

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