LAST UPDATE | 14 Jul

EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.

1. #KENNEALLY CASE: The Taoiseach delivered a state apology to survivors of notorious predator Bill Kenneally in the Dáil today, including an apology for the actions of two former TDs in his own party.

2. #ANTRIM: Police investigating the death of a Polish family of three in Ballymena, including an 8-year-old girl, are treating the case as potentially one of double murder followed by a sudden death.

3. #ANN WIDDECOMBE: UK police have said that veteran politician Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack”, with counter-terrorism police now leading the investigation into the former Conservative minister’s death after new evidence came to light.

4. #THE WEATHER: The hot spell gripping the entire country is set to continue for the rest of the week, with temperatures expected to reach 30C on Wednesday as forecasters warn of heat stress, wildfire risks and possible thunderstorms.

5. #WORLD CUP: It’s Spain versus France in the first semi-final of the World Cup tonight, but fans of the global game have been distracted in recent days by the discovery of the GAA, thanks to Kerry footballer David Clifford’s goal going viral.