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

IRELAND

Street art and murals on Shaw Street in Dublin today. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Rhasidate Adeleke came fourth in the final of the women’s 400m at the Olympic Games in Paris.
• Fears are mounting among workers on the Irish Coast Guard helicopter search and rescue service that their jobs may be at risk as the State enters a new contract.
• Two arrests were made in the murder investigation into Josie Ray’s death in Nenagh, Tipperary on the same day that she was laid to rest. 
• Cabinet will sign off on a €24 million redress scheme for the Stardust families.
• An alleged hoaxer was sent forward for trial accused of making a false bomb threat call from prison to Government buildings and the Oireachtas.
• Gardaí arrested a man in his 50s in connection with a bomb threat made against Taoiseach Simon Harris’ home at the end of June.
• The State lodged an appeal against a High Court judgment that ruled against its effort to stymie a case taken by a Senator in regard to an alleged ‘secret arrangement’ allowing the British Military to intercept aircraft in Irish airspace.
• Close to a thousand people gathered at Belfast City Hall for a counter protest this evening against several hundred anti-immigration demonstrators. 
• The HSE CEO said the decision to cancel scheduled care across five hospitals and injury units for an indefinite period is necessary to allow the hospitals to “descalate”.
• There has been a ‘notable increase’ in the proportion of students who are paying €750 or more per month for accommodation during their time in college, according to a survey by students in University College Dublin.
• Close to half all secondary school students in Ireland say they have experienced bullying, a new report from the Ombudsman for Children’s Office said.
• Kishoge Train Station, which has been dormant since its construction in 2009, is set to open later this month.

INTERNATIONAL

People flee from the eastern districts of the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#GAZA: Israel agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks on 15 August at the demand of US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
#BRAZIL: A plane with 62 people on board has crashed in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, with all passengers presumed dead.
#LIPETSK: Ukraine is pressing forward with its cross-border offensive missions into Russia as local media and politicians reported successful drone attacks made their way into the south-eastern region of the country.
#X: Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro blocked his country’s access to X for ten days while accusing CEO Elon Musk of using the platform to promote hatred.
#HUW EDWARDS: The BBC said that it would be requesting former news broadcaster Huw Edwards to return the salary he had been receiving since his arrest last November.
#NAGASAKI: The US Ambassador to Japan skipped a ceremony today marking the 79th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in protest at Israel not being invited.

PARTING SHOT

The portal remains popular with Dubliners and tourists alike. Mairead Maguire / The Journal Mairead Maguire / The Journal / The Journal

It’s officially been 100 days since Dublin’s portal to New York opened.

Despite some rocky moments, the technological instalment on Dublin’s North Earl Street continues to prove popular with locals and tourists alike.

In its short history, the portal has seen the many sides of society.

One ambassador who has been working there for the last two months says the job is “chill” for the most part, but “it depends on the day”.

Read more from our reporter Mairead Maguire who visited the Portal to mark this milestone.