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

IRELAND

Protesters from eRide outside Dail Eireann in Dublin today, protesting against the lack of clarity on motorised rideables legality in Ireland Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• Donald Trump is set to visit Ireland next month – with an official announcement expected ‘within days’.
• A DNA expert has told the murder trial of Ana Kriegel that he found the teenager’s blood on Boy A’s boots.
• A pro-life MEP candidate has withdrawn action against RTÉ over a one-minute debate clip.
• Dentists have said that the government’s new oral health policy will result in more teeth being extracted in both children and adults.
• Insurance Ireland has said it’s “confident” over an online data system despite an EU Commission investigation. 
• Gardaí have met Muslim leaders over suspected racial attacks in Limerick. 
• There are calls for the HSE to fund a drug for a rare disease after it was approved by the NHS. 
• €40,000 was frozen in account after CAB raids in Dublin and Laois.
• A garda didn’t investigate a rape complaint despite being reminded 15 times. 
• Temperatures hit 22 degrees today but an unsettled weekend lies ahead. 

INTERNATIONAL

Nigel Farage out and about canvassing Ben Birchall / PA Images Ben Birchall / PA Images / PA Images

#DAYTIME TV: ITV has axed The Jeremy Kyle Show following the death of a participant.

#WE GO AGAIN: Theresa May’s government is to put forward a Brexit bill in early June. 

#OUCH: A farmer in Nebraska sawed off his own leg with a pen-knife after getting trapped in a farm machine. 

PARTING SHOT

There’s a man growing vegetables at -30 degrees in the most northerly town on Earth.

Can Ben Vidmar make a difference?

BBC had a look.