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

IRELAND

Dara De Pizzol and Mara Porinelli from Italy today at ChristChurch Festival in Dublin, part of Heritage Week RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

•  Former tánaiste Peter Barry died
•  Pat Hickey’s family complained about his arrest in Brazil
•  An appeal was made for the winner of a €500,000 Lotto prize to come forward
• A wildlife expert hit out at claims  pine martens would attack children
• The Down Rose  had some harsh words for the Rose of Tralee festival
• Dublin City Council  confirmed a dead rat had been thrown into a housing office
•  A Dublin teenager died in an accident in Derry
• James Reilly  put his mansion up for sale

INTERNATIONAL

Ed Hall from England lifts a log during the UK Strongest Man 2016 heats at Belfast City Hall. Niall Carson Niall Carson

#FARAGE: Hillary Clinton criticised Nigel Farage, after the pro-Brexit MEP spoke at a Donald Trump rally. Clinton accused the former Ukip leader of having “stoked anti-immigrant sentiments” in the UK.

#BURKINI BAN: A French court struck down the ban on the burkini, but some towns say they still won’t allow the swimming costume.

#RYAN LOCHTE: Brazilian police charged US swimming star Ryan Lochte with making a false statement about being robbed at gunpoint during the Olympics.

INNOVATION

• Ever heard of drone racing? It’s pretty fast.
• There’s a fairly major flaw in Apple’s security that you should protect against.

PARTING SHOT

In the last six years, Chicago police officers have killed 92 people and wounded 170 others. Three Chicago Tribune reporters analysed the shootings in detail.

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