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

IRELAND

Pictured enjoying the sunshine and cherry blossoms in Herbert Park, Dublin today is Remya Balan from India, living in Galway. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• Minister for Justice Helen McEntee said that Ireland will not cap the number of refugees it accepts even as the Government admits it is facing a struggle to house arriving Ukrainians.
• A man in his late 30s died in hospital following a serious assault in Sligo.
• People aged 65 years and over are now eligible for their second Covid-19 booster vaccine.
• A comprehensive audit of all Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service teams across the country will be carried out, the Minister for Mental Health has said.
• Irish consumer sentiment fell sharply for the second month in a row in April as concerns about living costs intensified, according to a new survey. 
• A judge set bail at €11,500 with strict conditions for two men charged over an aggravated burglary at the home of severely injured Sligo pensioner Tom Niland.
• Gardaí made two arrests after €388,000 worth of cannabis and tablets were seized in Dublin yesterday.
• A pledge by the Government to make stalking a standalone criminal offence has been welcomed by victims.
• The solicitor for Seán Quinn said the businessman was not given details of the nature of the allegations against him when gardaí searched his home yesterday.
• The young camogie player Kate Moran, who died in an accidental collision during a match, will be laid to rest on Friday afternoon in Co Galway.

INTERNATIONAL

An internally displaced elderly woman from Mariupol looks out of a bus after window arriving at a refugee center fleeing from the Russian attacks, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Leo Correa / PA Leo Correa / PA / PA

#UKRAINE A satellite image showed a new mass grave near Mariupol as Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a blockage around the city’s Azovstal steel plant “so that not even a fly can escape”.

#FROZEN OUT The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has frozen the assets of the Kinahan cartel based in the emirate, it has been confirmed. 

#PARTYGATE Boris Johnson will face a parliamentary investigation after UK MPs agreed to refer the Prime Minister over claims he misled Parliament about Downing Street parties during Covid lockdowns.

#ON BAIL Two former hotel workers accused of theft by police investigating the murder of Michaela McAreavey have been released on bail in Mauritius.

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