NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- Wreckage of Rescue 116 was recovered but there was no sign of the two missing crew members.
- Scrutiny of An Garda Síochána continued today, with criticism from the former Northern Ireland police ombudsman.
- 14 people were found hidden in the back of a truck at Rosslare port.
- Michael O’Leary said Shane Ross is ‘playing a blinder’ in the bus dispute.
- Six more migrant teens from the Calais camp have arrived in Ireland.
- A man was charged over a seizure of €1.5 million worth of cocaine and cannabis in Artane.
- A new law is aimed at ensuring waiting staff get their tips.
- Dublin drivers have been ranked as the worst in Ireland.
- Gardaí seized more puppies at Dublin Port.
WORLD
#COLOMBIA: President Higgins extended his sympathy to those affected by mudslides that killed hundreds.
#ASSAULT: A judge rejected Trump’s defence against a claim he incited violence at a rally.
#LONDON: Six people were arrestedover an assault on a teenager asylum seeker.
#CHICAGO: A boy has been arrested after the sexual assault of a girl was streamed live on Facebook.
#SKYSCRAPER: A large fire broke out near the world’s tallest building in Dubai.
PARTING SHOT
As fighting in Syria that has displaced thousands of families rages on, photojournalist Sergey Ponomarev has shared a number of images which he says show the scale of the country’s loss.
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