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IRELAND

A new mural by Joe Castin has been unveiled on the side of a house on Montague Lane to highlight the work of Dublin Samaritans. © RollingNews.ie © RollingNews.ie

• A retired nurse manager at University Hospital Limerick told Aoife Johnston’s inquest today that the hospital was akin to a “war-zone” on the night the 16-year old Co Clare teenager died there.
• A Garda representative body leader said there is “no clear guidance” to deal with incidents like the disturbance at Integration Minister Roderic O’Gorman’s home last week.
• Tributes were paid to a seven-year-old boy who drowned in a swimming pool accident at a Co Clare hotel.
• Tánaiste Micheál Martin said efforts to take a more robust approach in the EU’s handling of Israel is suffering “significant pushback and resistance” from some member states.
• Advanced works to the Iveagh Markets in Dublin have begun.
• Taoiseach Simon Harris said he hopes to have a five-year Fine Gael tax plan in place by the end of the year.
• Climate Minister Eamon Ryan was criticised for seeking Ireland’s intervention in a court case taken by a group of older Swiss women over climate change.
• A leading dentist warned of an increase in corrective work being required due to complications arising from botox treatments carried out by non-medically trained persons.
• Radio host Niall Boylan will contest the upcoming European Parliament elections as a candidate for the newly founded party Independent Ireland.
• Gardaí began investigating “a deliberate act of vandalism” after about 40 trees were cut down in Dodder Valley Park in Firhouse.

INTERNATIONAL

Former US president Donald Trump sits in the courtroom at his criminal trial at Manhattan state court in New York. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#PALESTINE The Israeli army’s head of military intelligence resigned over failures related to the events of 7 October last year, when Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel that left over 1,000 people dead.

#TRUMP ON TRIAL Donald Trump engaged in a multi-layered conspiracy of fraud, lies and cover-ups, prosecutors said as opening arguments began in the first ever criminal trial of a former US president.

#HEATING UP Two leading climate monitors said Europe is warming twice as fast as the global average and heatwaves will become longer and more powerful in future.

#MUSHROOM MURDERS A woman accused of serving her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt poisonous mushroom with lunch appeared in an Australian court charged with three counts of murder and five of attempted murder.

PARTING SHOT

Adam Clayton (left) and BBC presenter Adam Frost in Clayton's garden. BBC Studios BBC Studios

U2 bassist Adam Clayton has spoken about his journey from recording The Joshua Tree to growing magnolia trees in the grounds of Danesmoate House, his Georgian mansion in Rathfarnham, Co Dublin.