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

IRELAND

A woman walks past a piece of street art on Dublin's South William Street. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Fine Gael’s Mairead McGuinness announced that she is withdrawing from the race for the Irish presidency on medical advice. 
• A report revealed that a “significant cohort” of roads policing gardaí show low productivity, general disinterest and make an effort to avoid work.
• The Data Protection Commission launched a formal inquiry into Children’s Health Ireland following concerns about the security of children’s health records at Tallaght University Hospital.
• Gareth Sheridan, the pharma tycoon and millionaire millennial, launched his presidential campaign in Dublin’s Shelbourne Hotel.  
• Sheridan claimed there had been a coordinated attack on his character from people associated with businessman and 2011 presidential candidate Seán Gallagher.
• The DSPCA said it is “deeply shocked and horrified” by an incident where a horse drawing a trap collided with a car on a Dublin road earlier this week.
• Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan said he is concerned that the “majority” of recent attacks on members of the Indian community “appear to have been carried out by young people”.
• An NGO said the closure of the largest private midwifery provider in the country has sent Ireland “back to the Dark Ages” in terms of birthing options for women.
• SIPO decided against a full investigation into comments Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn made during a 2021 radio interview in relation to a Traveller halting site.
• A man who died after getting into difficulty in the River Flesk in Kerry this week was named locally as Padraig (Paudie) O’Rahilly.

INTERNATIONAL

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer hugs Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy after a meeting at Downing Street, ahead of a summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin tomorrow. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#UKRAINE: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said there is “strong resolve” for peace in Ukraine ahead of highly anticipated talks between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin.

#GAZA: A joint letter signed by 100 aid groups stated that new Israeli legislation regulating the groups has been increasingly used to deny their requests to bring supplies into Gaza.

#HEATWAVE: One person died whilst battling a wildfire in Spain, raising the death toll from the summer’s fire season to three.

#LIVERPOOL: A man accused of driving into crowds at Liverpool’s Premier League victory parade in May was charged with a further 24 offences.

#OFF THE HOOK: South Korea’s top court ruled that the globally popular South Korean children’s song “Baby Shark” was not plagiarised, rejecting a copyright claim filed by a US-based composer.

PARTING SHOT

For Oasis fans lucky enough to get a ticket to see the band’s highly-anticipated gigs in Croke Park this weekend, the wait is almost over. 

For those who didn’t get tickets to the shows (and there were many that didn’t after the controversy surrounding Ticketmaster’s dynamic pricing model), some tickets have now appeared on so-called “ethical” and “fair” resale platforms that cap prices relative to the face value cost.

However, a search of one of these sites for the Dublin gigs showed tickets available listed at between €357 and €515. You can read the full story here. 

Oasis lookalikes outside Murrayfield in Edinburgh where the band played a series of gigs last week. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo