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

IRELAND

Taoiseach Michaél Martin speaking outside Government Buildings following a Cabinet meeting this morning Sam Boal Sam Boal

• A serious assault has taken place in Co Offaly this evening.
• The number of patients in critical care will be the key metric the government looks at over the next two weeks when deciding how to phase out restrictions. 
• The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital but who have been admitted for other reasons is around 30%, Chief Medical Officer Dr Tony Holohan has said. 
• Health officials have reported an additional 20,909 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland today.
• A new bill that will kickstart the recruitment process of an Online Safety Commissioner has today been launched by the government.
• Long awaited legislation that will grant adopted people access to records about their birth and early life has been published.
• A Status Yellow fog warning has been issued for Leinster and Munster for tonight and tomorrow.

INTERNATIONAL

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement ahead of Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#BORIS: Boris Johnson faced calls to quit from senior Tories after he apologised for attending a “bring your own booze” gathering in the garden of No 10 during England’s first lockdown.

#ANDREW: Prince Andrew will be tried over allegations he sexually assaulted Virginia Giuffre when she was underage after a US judge ruled her civil lawsuit can proceed.

#MANCHESTER: A police officer in  in England who was caught trying to arrange the abuse of an eight-year-old girl and accessed indecent images of a vulnerable teenager has been jailed.

PARTING SHOT

Enjoy this photo of a swan taken in St Stephen’s Green, Dublin this morning. 

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