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

IRELAND

Fans of the Irish Women's World Cup football team watching the live screening of the Ireland v Australia game this morning in Irishtown Stadium Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• A 29-year-old man has been sent forward for trial charged with the murder of Bruna Fonesca in Cork city centre on New Year’s Day.
• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar condemned an attack on the family home of a councillor in which a rock was thrown through a window with a note telling him to “stop supporting” refugees.
• Over 30% of Dublin defendants facing TV licence prosecutions today failed to turn up to court and were convicted and fined in their absence.
• New RTÉ Director General Kevin Bakhurst and Ryan Tubridy had a “constructive” meeting this week.
• Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of a missing nine-month-old baby from Co Roscommon.
• Retained firefighters are to resume strike action next week after an “overwhelming majority” rejected proposed Labour Court recommendations.
• Publicans have said news that Diageo are set to increase the price of its beers by 4 cent from next month is “hugely unfortunate” for the industry. 

THE WORLD

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#UKRAINE The EU is drawing up plans for a €20 billion fund to be spent over four years to help Ukraine resist Russia’s invasion, according to officials. 

#NEW ZEALAND A gunman fatally shot two people in downtown Auckland, shaking the country as it prepared for the start of its stint co-hosting the World Cup.

#GERMANY Police urged residents of Berlin’s southern suburbs to stay indoors today as they scoured the area for a lioness on the loose.

PARTING SHOT

The42 reporter Emma Duffy is in Australia for the World Cup – read her match report on today’s game here.

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