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

Man performing in front of crowds on the River Liffey this afternoon Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• Irish people are reproducing less than they used to
• Although this could be a good thing, as births by teenagers are also down 
• We found out what policies a Right2Water political party would have 
• ‘Celtic Tiger’ did I hear you say? You can now buy beauty chocolates for €40-a-box
• In a new poll, Irish people made it pretty clear that they have no desire to leave the EU
• The body of Eamonn Magee Jr was found at a house in Belfast. A man is being held in relation to the incident
• A 21-year-old woman has been missing from Belfast since yesterday afternoon. 
• The head of Irish Farmers’ Association was not happy that details of EU subsidies are being published online 
• Fine Gael and Labour saw a hike in support in the latest Red C/ Sunday Business Post poll 

INTERNATIONAL

Guards participate in the Majors Generals Review prior to Trooping the Colour, in central London. Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire/Press Association Images Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire/Press Association Images / PA Wire/Press Association Images

#UNITED STATES: A radio documentary broadcast on RTÉ this evening exposed a fraudster who duped Irish immigrants into paying large sums for green cards.

#FIFA: The footballing body remains under pressure with key sponsors calling for them to tighten up on corruption. 

#INDIA: A brutal heatwave in the country that has killed more than 2,000 people shows no sign of letting up. 

INNOVATION

A protest, led by drag queens, is set to take place outside Facebook’s Silicon Valley headquarters on Monday in protest against the company’s ‘real name’ policy. [The Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

Did you know that a farming simulator is currently at the top of the UK video game charts? Vice has tried to find out why. [Vice]

Read: Fine Gael and Labour have surged in the latest poll

Also: Watch the moment a huge crowd lifted a double decker bus off a trapped unicyclist

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