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

IRISH

A heron waits for a potential catch to show itself, in fine sunny May weather, on the banks of the Grand Canal in Sallins in County Kildare. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Joan Burton was on the stand again in the Jobstown trial
• The Lord Mayor of Dublin called for Home Sweet Home to donate its funds
• Denis O’Brien had costs awarded against him by the High Court
• The retrial of a childminder accused of causing harm to a baby collapsed
• A man appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother in Waterford
• The mother of a man accused of funding terrorism told a Waterford court he is “obedient” to her
• Plans to ban zero-hour contracts were proposed
• A bid to buy Harold’s Cross Stadium was accepted

INTERNATIONAL

Prime Minister Theresa May having some chips while on a walkabout during a election campaign stop in Mevagissey, Cornwall. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#SAN DIEGO: A man who shot seven people at a pool party in San Diego was distraught at a recent breakup, police said.

#FBI: New files show an FBI translator married an Islamic State fighter she was hired to spy on.

#ON TRIAL: French magazines have gone on trial over the publication of topless photos of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge.

PARTING SHOT

A horse race in Australia had an unusual interloper earlier, as a kangaroo got on the track. Luckily, Skippy was able to get out of the way without causing any injuries.

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