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IRELAND

Activists from Palestinian solidarity groups took part in a demonstration in Dublin city centre today Conor Ó Mearáin / © RollingNews.ie Conor Ó Mearáin / © RollingNews.ie / © RollingNews.ie

• A removal service has taken place in Co Fermanagh for Vanessa Whyte and her two children, James and Sara Rutledge, who were killed in a shooting last week.
• Politicians and gardaí have condemned an “appalling” stabbing of a young garda on Capel Street in Dublin city yesterday. 
• Increased imports of LNG from the US, including harmful fracked gas, could enter Ireland’s energy supplies after the EU promised to spend billions of euro on “energy cooperation” with Trump as part of the tariffs trade deal.
• Proposed plans for a €100m redevelopment of St Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre were rejected.
• Social Democrats TD Cian O’Callaghan’s administrative assistant has quit the party after its decision to lift Eoin Hayes’ suspension.
• Recruitment for a new dedicated public transport police may start next year.
• The Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin is set to close its doors for the next few years from September for refurbishment.
• Firefighters extinguished a major fire in Lucan in west Dublin after a truck carrying aerosol cans went up in flames. 

THE WORLD

Kelly, Sharon and Jack Osbourne view the messages and flowers left at the Black Sabbath Bridge bench in memory of Ozzy Osbourne. PA PA

#EARTHQUAKE An 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in the early hours of the morning, triggering tsunami warnings in multiple countries.

#OZZY OSBOURNE A funeral procession for Ozzy Osbourne took place this afternoon in Birmingham, where he was remembered as a “working class hero”.

#TARIFFS US President Donald Trump issued massive blanket tariffs on India and Brazil as he falls out with the leaders of two of the largest global economies.

PARTING SHOT

A new investigation by The Journal Investigates has found that more than 3,500 vapes have been seized from shops by the HSE for breaching regulations since the start of 2024.