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

IRELAND

Danny and Katy O'Reilly, on holiday from Birmingham on Portmarnock Beach in Dublin this morning. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Eric Locke was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Sonia Blount
• Homeless figures hit a record high
• The weather was lovely – but don’t get used to it
• A couple were found dead in their Craigavon home
• An Irish Muslim accused of funding ISIS was denied bail
• A fisherman was missing after a boat sank off Skerries
• Customs officers seized 200,000 fidget spinners

INTERNATIONAL

The leaders pf the G7 pose for the family photo at the G7 summit at Teatro Greco in Taormina, Sicily, Italy. Stefan Rousseau / AP Stefan Rousseau / AP / AP

#MANCHESTER: Ariana Grande said she will return to Manchester to play a benefit for the victims of Monday’s attack, as eight men remained in custody.

#KATIE HOPKINS: Broadcaster Katie Hopkins announced she will leave her job with LBC radio after a tweet in which she called for a “final solution” to terrorist attacks.

#CAIRO: More than 20 Egyptian Christians were killed by gunmen in Cairo.

PARTING SHOT

What has life been like for Hillary Clinton since losing November’s US Presidential election? New York Magazine’s Rebecca Traister found out in this excellent article.

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