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

IRISH

Grace (6) and Mathew Joyce (4) from Kildare Town pictured at the AES Bord na Móna Family Day on the last day of the Punchestown Racing Festival 2017. Andres Poveda Andres Poveda

• As part of their Brexit strategy, EU leaders backed a deal that would see Northern Ireland automatically rejoin the EU in the event of a united Ireland
• A murder investigation was launched into the death of 31-year-old Samantha Walsh
• A professor at University College Cork has shown that a single injection could help repair damaged hearts
• Two males their late teens were killed in a single-vehicle collision in Donegal
• A new opinion poll indicated that support for Independent TDs has fallen by three percentage points to 10%
• Gardaí began a new search effort in Louth as part of an investigation into the disappearance of couple William Maughan and Anastasija Varslavane
• Traffic jams in Dublin are costing us €350 million per year
• Free coffee is being offered this Monday to encourage drivers to take care and stay alert while on the road this bank holiday weekend.

WORLD

Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech in the village of Crathes, Aberdeenshire, while EU leaders voted on a plan for Brexit negotiations. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#TRUMP’S 100: North Korea, Russian ties, Obamacare, Sean Spicer and that expensive wall – how’s Donald Trump doing in his first 100 days as US President?

#UNITED FRONT: EU leaders unanimously adopted their Brexit strategy at a special summit in Brussels.

#TURKEY: The politically unstable state blocked all access to Wikipedia without indicating exactly why, in the latest restriction placed on Turkish citizens.

PARTING SHOT

One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s greatest critics, Alexei Navalny, keeps getting splashed with zelenka – with photographer @EvgenyFeldman documenting each time it happens.

The antiseptic liquid burns the skin and can cause inflammations if too much of it gets in your eye – as it did before with Navalny.

But despite the attacks, and a recent 15-day stint in jail, today’s Guardian profile piece on the Kremlin critic indicates he’s as determined as ever to speak up against injustices in Russia.