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

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney boards a government plane in Charlestown, Co Mayo following his visit. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

IRELAND

• Gardaí launched a new dig at a site in Wicklow as part of their investigation into the murders of Jo Jo Dullard and Deirdre Jacob.
• A former garda who was travelling at between 86 and 109 km/h when he struck and fatally injured a 45-year-old pedestrian was jailed for six years.
• A childcare worker acted with “extreme courage” when she grappled with Riad Bouchaker after he produced a knife and began “ferociously jabbing” a group of children, the Central Criminal Court heard.
• The government will consider whether to extend the fuel excise cuts on petrol and diesel in the next two weeks, according to Tánaiste Simon Harris.
• Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he spoke to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday about the Common Travel Area and the need to ensure the asylum system is not “exploited”.
• The defence in Jeffrey Donaldson’s trial over historical sex offences closed its case.
• A man died in a road crash in Pallasgreen, Co Limerick, with a number of other people injured.
• Local politicians bemoaned inadequate public transport services for punters going to concerts this summer.

INTERNATIONAL

G7 leaders attending a working leader's dinner during the summit in Evian, France Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#AGREEMENT: Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” on Friday, when a deal between the US and Iran to end war in the Middle East is expected to be signed.

#BANNED: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced that children under the age of 16 will be banned from accessing social media.

#MAKERFIELD: Global media descended on a UK town in expectation of what many believe to be the “most consequential” byelection in British political history. Our reporter is on the ground in Makerfield.

#DEFAMATION: Tyra Banks filed a defamation lawsuit against Netflix and the directors of its docuseries Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model, alleging that the producers stripped down hours of interview footage to construct a false narrative.

#RIP: US alt-pop musician and internet personality Oliver Tree was among six people who were killed after two helicopters collided mid-air in Brazil on Saturday.

PARTING SHOT

Pico Lopes rallies his team-mates in the face of Spain's relentless attacks. DeFodi Images / Alamy DeFodi Images / Alamy / Alamy

Dubliner Pico Lopes helped World Cup debutants Cape Verde hold favourites Spain to a shock draw during their opening game tonight. 

The Shamrock Rovers centre back is at the beating heart of one of the tournament’s greatest ever underdog stories. You can read the match report here.