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

IRELAND

Members of the public enjoy the good weather and sunshine in Dublin's Stephen's Green today. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• President Michael D Higgins called for EU states to act on Gaza after a man-made famine was declared in Gaza City and the surrounding areas.
• Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan pushed back on suggestions that Dublin is ‘unsafe’ following a number of attacks on Indian people in recent weeks.
• Luas Red Line services between Connolly and The Point Stop will remain closed for “several weeks” after damage caused by Monday’s gas fire at George’s Dock.
• Over 65,000 students received their Leaving Cert results.
• Test results to date from the Environmental Protection Agency “do not raise concern” over a significant fish kill where up to 46,000 fish died.
• Education Minister Helen McEntee said she hopes agreement can be reached to avert next week’s planned indefinite strike by school secretaries and caretakers.
• A young girl is in critical condition after a road traffic collision in Co Antrim
• The Association of Catholic Priests called on the Church to cut ties with Allianz, which is alleged to be helping fund Israel’s war on Palestinians. 
• Amending the inheritance tax system in the next Budget is understood to be something a number of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael backbenchers are pushing for.

INTERNATIONAL

Alaa Hassanein carries the body of his 4-year-old niece, Sara Hassanein, who was killed in an Israeli military strike on a school used as a shelter, outside Al-Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#FAMINE: UN experts formally declared a man-made famine in Gaza City for the first time.

#FULL OCCUPATION: Israeli defence minister Israel Katz vowed to destroy Gaza City if Hamas did not agree to disarm, release all remaining hostages in the territory and end the conflict on Israel’s terms.

#UKRAINE WAR: Russia ruled out an immediate meeting with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy as US mediation efforts appeared to stumble.

#JOHN BOLTON: FBI agents raided and searched the home of one of US President Donald Trump’s most outspoken critics, his former national security adviser John Bolton.

PARTING SHOT

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A new study has claimed that restaurants and pubs that offer “bottomless brunches” - where unlimited alcohol is provided along with food for a set time period – could be breaking the law.