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IRELAND

245Recruitment Poster A recruitment poster seen in Dublin today. Sam Boal Sam Boal

RTÉ remained in the headlines as incoming director general Kevin Bakhurst said he would reconstitute its board as early as Monday.
Both Ryan Tubridy and agent Noel Kelly are now due to appear before two Oireachtas committees next Tuesday.
Revelations continued with Marty Morrissey’s confirmation that had the use of a Renault car for a number of years in an arrangement that was ‘ad hoc’ and not approved by the broadcaster.
But Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he will continue to pay his TV license, and that the public should too.
Elsewhere, an 18 year old admitted to assault causing serious harm to teenage girl Alanna Quinn Idris in a group attack which left her blind in one eye.
The Tánaiste said he is “minded” to recommend a full public and transparent tribunal of enquiry into allegations by the Women of Honour group.
Funeral details were announced for two young Dublin students who died in Greece.
A judge ordered gardaí to arrest and bring before the High Court a group of housing activists who are refusing to vacate a Dublin property owned by a charitable housing organisation, that has been illegally occupied since mid-May.
Gardaí looked for help to find a woman and her four children who are missing from Co Roscommon.
A 785-unit apartment scheme on the grounds of St Vincent’s psychiatric hospital in Fairview is facing opposition by locals. A man was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years in prison for murdering his wife in Co Derry by setting her alight in a car after throwing petrol over her.
Fianna Fáil put forward a budget wishlist after holding a half-day meeting on the matter, with Tánaiste Micheál Martin and Finance Minister Michael McGrath both in attendance.
There were calls for the Government to step in and stop the practice of ‘influencer teachers’ filming paid partnership social media posts in collaboration with Horse Racing Ireland in classrooms.
Gardaí are working with the UK’s National Crime Agency to identify the body of a man found off the coast of Sliabh Liag in Co Donegal.
Two prayer services were held to pay respect to Andrew O’Donnell and Max Wall, two former students who died in Greece over the weekend.

INTERNATIONAL

featureimage A girl was killed in the incident at a school in Wimbledon, south-west London Victoria Jones / PA Victoria Jones / PA / PA

#WIMBLEDON: A girl died and a woman in her 40s was on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a car crashed into a girls’ prep school building in Wimbledon, south London.

#ZAPORIZHZHIA Ukraine has said that “tension” around the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is “decreasing”, but local authorities say they are preparing for the “worst” as fears of sabotage mount.

#FRANCE RIOTS President Emmanual Macron called for order and calm – and efforts to address the roots of several days of unrest around France sparked by the police killing of a 17-year-old boy.

PARTING SHOT

What does Ireland’s ‘unprecedented’ marine heatwave tell us about our climate? That’s a question tackled by the latest Explainer podcast.

Water temperatures around Ireland – in particular off the northwest coast – were between four and five degrees higher than normal. Temperatures continue to be far higher than normal for this time of the year.

Presenter Laura Byrne is joined on this week’s episode by Lauren Boland, reporter with The Journal and author of our climate newsletter Temperature Check, and Dr Gerard McCarthy, oceanographer working with Maynooth University’s ICARUS climate unit.

You can listen here.

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