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

IRELAND

Australian-born Irish resident Robert Pether was released from an Iraqi prison after four years. RTÉ RTÉ

• Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said the force will review the Tina Satchwell murder case work
• A Limerick garda was found not guilty of charges that he ‘sorted out’ motoring offences for drivers
• Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan claimed banning child deportations would make the system ‘untenable’ following criticism
• Irish resident who was imprisoned in Iraq faces three ‘ludicrous’ legal battles, lawyer says
• A boy died after losing balance following a slip at the edge of Cliffs of Moher, an inquest heard
• Opposition TDs hit out as Government Department dropped ‘Arts’ from its name
• ‘Admin error’ led to continued admissions at Laois nursing home at centre of RTÉ investigation, owners said
• Court escorts for prisoners may be at risk due to overcrowding at Irish facilities, the service’s boss warned
• Dublin City Council will spend almost €6m on four new public toilets, see where’s they’re going here
• New data revealed that almost 800 houses are lying vacant in the State for over a year

INTERNATIONAL

Carlos Alcaraz, reigning French Open champion, made it into the final this evening. Alamy Alamy

#GAZA: Israeli-backed Gaza aid sites closed as the IDF issued evacuation warnings ahead of attack

#WHITE HOUSE: Trump said Musk has ‘lost his mind’ as he considers ditching his Tesla amid public bust-up

#UKRAINE: At least four people died and 20 were wounded in overnight Russian drone strikes on Kyiv

#FRANCE: Reigning champion Carlos Alcaraz into French Open final as Lorenzo Musetti retires

PARTING SHOT

Have any of you wondered why Google seems… a little off in its search results recently?

We dug into this on The Journal last week, and today tech journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker unpacked what has gone wrong on The Explainer podcast. Is this just a business model in decline, or is the rise of AI accelerating a wider shift?

You can listen to the full episode, here.

We

dug into this on The Journal, and now on The Explainer, we’re joined by tech journalist and author Chris Stokel-Walker to unpack what’s gone wrong. Is this just a business model in decline, or is the rise of AI accelerating a wider shift?