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

IRELAND

The flooded quays in Graiguenamanagh on the River Barrow. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• There was further flooding, particularly in Co Kilkenny, as a national emergency group warned that the severe weather may impact essential services this weekend
• A jury returned a narrative verdict in the inquest of George Nkencho.
• The funeral of Finglas teenager Grace Lynch heard she someone who made people “feel happy just to be around her”, as a priest warned of ‘mad youngsters’ on scramblers.
• A man who tried to smother his sleeping wife before setting her on fire with barbecue fuel and choking her, was jailed for five years.
• Tánaiste Simon Harris said he was “horrified” to see that Sinn Féin voted against a motion that sought to allow Ireland contribute to an EU loan of €90 billion for Ukraine.
• Former EU commissioner and Cabinet minister Phil Hogan looks set to make a comeback, as it’s emerged he’s applying for a big job in the UN.
• The junior minister in the Department of Justice said the investigation into gardaí in Limerick had a devastating impact on policing in the city.
• Claire Byrne is promising “more personality and more opinions” for when she begins her new Newstalk show next week.

INTERNATIONAL

A makeshift memorial for Alex Pretti in New York Yuki Iwamura / AP Yuki Iwamura / AP / AP

#MINNEAPOLIS Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested for alleged involvement in an “coordinated attack” on a church during protests in Minnesota against an immigration crackdown.

#EPSTEIN FILES Another three million new pages of documents related to the convicted sex offender were released today – along with messages showing talk of Irish people’s “horrible asses” that the writer says were “from the potato famine”.

#NEW YORK Prosecutors in the US cannot seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare boss Brian Thompson, following a judge’s ruling.

PARTING SHOT

Acting great Catherine O’Hara sadly died today aged 71.

She was best known for to generation as Kevin McCallister’s mother in Home Alone, but had a revival in recent years that saw her gain acclaim and awards for roles in Schitt’s Creek and The Studio.

In between those jobs, O’Hara starred in a series of mockumentary films by Christopher Guest. One of these was A Mighty Wind, looking at folk groups that never quite made the grade.

The movie gives us the memorable scene when Eugene Levy and O’Hara play a reunited folk-singing duo who perform a song entitled A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow. As Rolling Stone described it: “In a film where most of the songs walk a tightrope between parody and sincerity, “A Kiss at the End of the Rainbow” plays things entirely, perfectly straight.”

The two reunited at the 2004 Oscars for a real-life performance of the tune.