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

IRELAND

Fun in the ongoing heatwave at Grand Canal Dock in Dublin today Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Pilots are set to meet with Ryanair management on Wednesday at a confidential location, with the planned strike looming the next day.
• A former Ros Na Rún actor was sentenced to six years in jail for ral rape.
• This is what buses will look like on 24 Dublin routes later this year.
• Former Anglo boss David Drumm was trying to fix a problem created by Sean Quinn, a court heard.
• The youngest of three brothers accused of a murder in Dublin was acquitted before the jury began its deliberations.
• Gsoc was highly critical of the gardaí for losing files in the Father Niall Molloy case.
• Shane Ross said that TDs against drink-driving laws are not representing rural Ireland.
• A retired garda was awarded €9,000 for injuries suffered when arresting a “violent drunk” in 2013.
• Máiría Cahill is now a councillor for the SDLP.
• Gender-blind casting and unconscious bias training on the way for some major Irish theatre companies.

INTERNATIONAL

It was a rough day for Theresa May PA Images PA Images

#BREXIT CALAMITY: It was a rotten day for Theresa May as two senior cabinet members stepped down over her stance on Brexit.

#THAILAND: Eight boys have now been rescued from the Thai cave, meaning five remain trapped inside.

#SALISBURY: Police are searching for a container they believe the couple poisoned with Novichok in England “must have handled”.

PARTING SHOT

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.

As Britain reels from the crisis in the Conservative party, the English football team is on the brink of a rare spot of glory.

This piece in the Guardian pokes fun at the Tories for bringing the nation’s mood down at this crucial time.