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

IRELAND

Fans wearing plastic rain coats to protect themselves from the bad rainy weather at Electric Picnic on Friday evening. Rollingnews.ie Rollingnews.ie

• Former 2FM DJ Keith Walsh has initiated legal proceedings claiming he was unfairly dismissed by RTÉ, and is also suing over the classification of his employment with the national broadcaster while he worked there.
• A murder investigation has been launched following the death of a man in Co Tyrone. The PSNI said the man was found dead alongside a seriously injured child in the Lisnahull Road area of Dungannon this morning.
• Outages have been reported nationwide on the Vodafone broadband network. The company says it is working to resolve the issues and thanks customers for their patience.
• The communications director of An Garda Síochána has said that organised crime groups are recruiting young, vulnerable people on online gaming platforms and radicalising them to commit crimes or acts of terrorism.
• At Electric Picnic, a set by American house DJ Armand van Helden was cancelled on Friday night over crowd safety fears, and a synthetic drug 3-CMC has been detected in pills falsely sold as MDMA.
• Two men in their 50s and 60s have been arrested following the seizure of drugs worth €2.3 million in Blanchardstown, Co Dublin.
• Former UK prime minister Gordon Brown has said that it is inevitable that Ireland will be united in the long term. His comments come as he still opposes Scottish independence, saying that Scotland is different to Northern Ireland in many ways.
• Plans have been proposed to design a “permanent public memorial” in Waterford as tribute to survivors of notorious child abuser Bill Kenneally.
• The driver of an e-scooter is in a critical condition in hospital following a collision in Co Longford. 
• It’s set to be a washout this weekend, with a Met Éireann weather advisory for heavy rain set to kick in at 3am on Sunday for 24 hours.

INTERNATIONAL

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out a fire in a warehouse following a Russian drone attack near Kyiv. Alamy Alamy

#KYIV At least 37 people have been killed after a Russian drone struck a warehouse near Kyiv, sparking a huge fire and explosions. 

#CRUDE MOVES US President Donald Trump has reached a huge oil deal with Venezuela that gives the US majority control of 65 billion barrels of petroleum reserves. 

#FLOODS The death toll from the devastating floods in Nepal and Tibet has reached 682 people, as rescuers battle to locate thousands of people still missing.

#ICELAND Icelanders have begun voting on whether the country should resume entry talks with the European Union.

PARTING SHOT

Trimbos.nl Trimbos.nl

Ecstasy pills shaped like the head of US President Donald Trump have been circulating in the Netherlands, with reports that they contain a large quantity of PMMA.

This is a substance that closely resembles MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, but the risks of overdose are much higher as its effects are delayed.

A Dutch health institute has warned: “Do not take this pill in any circumstances.”