NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a roundup of today’s news.

IRELAND 

Scottlynn Hallion from Rathmines and Juliet Smith from Killiney in Sandycove this afternoon in the hot weather Sam Boal Sam Boal

• Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a man’s body at Butler Park off the Cheeverstown Road in Tallaght, Dublin 24.
• Dozens of flights have been cancelled this weekend due to an air traffic controller strike in France.
• As the public hearings at the Disclosures Tribunal draw to a close, Mr Justice Peter Charleton has plenty to mull over after being told contradictory accounts of events by several witnesses.
• Ireland spends €20 billion per year on healthcare, here’s where the money goes.
• A charity official who is attempting to transfer 21 occupied houses to Clare County Council has criticised delays in the process and called on Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy to intervene.
• The Irish Buddhist Union has warned people in Dublin city centre not to be conned by a fake monk who asks people for money.
• Many places are set to experience sunny weather this weekend, with temperatures due to hit the high 20s next week.

INTERNATIONAL

John Stillwell John Stillwell

#UK: Thousands of pro-EU protesters took part in a march in London today, on the second anniversary of the Brexit vote.

#US: The US and South Korea have agreed to indefinitely suspend two exchange programme training exercises, to support diplomatic negotiations with North Korea.

#NETFLIX: A senior Netflix executive has been fired for using the N-word.

PARTING SHOT

The sunny weather looks set to stick around for the week, here’s a little look at a dog, duck and swan enjoying themselves in the summer sun today.