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

IRELAND

A sunset at Roches Point in Cork Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

• A vigil is taking place this evening for Vanessa Whyte and her children, Sara and James Rutledge, who were killed in a shooting at their house in Co Fermanagh on Wednesday.
• The number of people in the State in emergency accommodation stands at 15,915, according to the latest figures.
• Gardaí are investigating after a woman reported that she was forced to remove her hijab by men at a protest camp outside of a centre that has been housing Ukrainians and international protection applicants.
• The suspension of TD Eoin Hayes from the Social Democrats’ parliamentary party has been lifted.
• The value of mortgage drawdowns so far in 2025 have hit levels not seen in the first half of a year since the months leading up to the 2008 financial crash. 
• 19 children known to child and family agency Tusla died during 2024, including four by suicide.
• A former member of the Irish Defence Forces has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child multiple times over a period of several years.
• The Irish public have collectively returned more than 1.6 billion bottles and cans through the Deposit Return Scheme since it kicked off at the beginning of last year.
• Uber is introducing a feature in some US cities that will enable women to ask to only be paired with drivers who are also women – but has no plans to bring the measure to Ireland. 

THE WORLD

President Donald Trump boards Air Force One en route to Scotland Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#GAZA A stark warning from the UN yesterday which detailed the true extent of the humanitarian and food crisis in Gaza has featured heavily on the front pages of many international newspapers. 

#TRADE EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has said she will hold talks with US President Donald Trump in Scotland this weekend on the transatlantic tariffs standoff, with a week to go until a crunch negotiating deadline.

#BORDER CLASH Irish tourists have been told not to travel to the border region between Thailand and Cambodia amid the ongoing conflict between both countries. 

PARTING SHOT

The latest episode of The Journal’s The Explainer podcast is out now. In this week’s episode, lawyer and columnist Larry Donnelly explores Trump’s connections to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and the most recent accusations against Trump over the so-called Epstein Files.