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

IRELAND

Sunbathers in Burrow Beach in Dublin Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A man appeared in court in Belfast after a video circulated on social media appearing to show a taxi driver threatening a passenger with a gun
• A man in his 30s died after the car he was driving crashed in Tullamore, Co Offaly
• The Journal reported that the government will formally review the designation it has given to all current ‘safe countries of origin’ over the next year
• The Department of Agriculture pressured the environmental watchdog not to release a list containing information on farms pumping water from or diverting rivers and lakes across the country
• Kerry emerged victorious over Cork in the all-Ireland senior football championships with the help of a penalty from David Clifford
• A teenager was arrested following a break in at Leinster House

WORLD

Derailed carriages at the site of a three-train crash in India Alamy Alamy

#INDIA At least 288 people have died and hundreds more have been injured after a three-way train crash in India

#UKRAINE President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that his country’s forces are ready to launch a counter-offensive against Russia, but there are concerns about the number of casualties it would bring

#MIDDLE EAST Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egypt’s security forces have been killed today in a rare exchange of fire near the border between the two countries

#ENVIRONMENT Global negotiators have agreed to craft an initial draft treaty to end plastic pollution, a preliminary but crucial step towards tackling one of the longest-lasting sources of human waste

#US Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed into law a ban on treatment for transgender minors, making his state the largest in the United States to place restrictions on youth access to such care

PARTING SHOT

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As the June bank holiday kicks off, many of us will be heading to Dublin Airport for a summer getaway, but getting through the airport has not been without hassle recently.

Operator DAA is expecting a total of 425,000 passengers to pass through the airport this weekend.

Muiris O’Cearbhaill has the lowdown on making your airport experience a smooth one.