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

Procession of people at the annual Way of the Cross organised by by the Communion and Liberation movement (CL) was held today in Phoenix Park. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• Met Éireann has brought forward the weekend’s weather warnings, as the windy weather is expected to kick in earlier than forecast.
• A 44-year-old man arrested Thursday in connection with the murder six years ago of Robbie Lawlor, the gangland criminal shot dead in Belfast, has been remanded in custody facing extradition to the North of Ireland.
• A new law that aims to crack down on the use of scrambler bikes is “effectively unenforceable”, according to a member of the Garda Representative Association (GRA).
• Rail passengers are being warned of widespread disruption to services across the country over the Easter weekend, with major works set to impact DART, commuter and intercity routes.
• U2 has dropped a new EP that explores religious and political themes in a time of “awfulness on our small screens”.
• Four people arrested after gardaí found €7 million worth of cannabis at a property in Athy have since been charged.
• People Before Profit’s Paul Murphy has called for TV company Sky to drop its legal action against dodgy box users, and said there should be increased funding for public broadcasting.
• Gardaí detected 680 drivers speeding in the last 24 hours, as a special roads policing campaign got underway for the Bank Holiday weekend.

INTERNATIONAL

NASA astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman took this picture of Earth from the Orion spacecraft's window after completing the translunar injection burn. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#IRAN: A US warplane has gone down over Iran and US forces have rescued one of the crew, according to one US and one Israeli official.

#ARTEMIS: Four Artemis astronauts have been zooming towards the Moon after a major engine firing, a milestone that commits NASA to the first crewed lunar flyby in more than half a century. 

#TRUMP: US forces have yet to begin “destroying what’s left in Iran,” Donald Trump has warned, as he said more of the country’s bridges and energy infrastructure were in his sights.

PARTING SHOT

THE ISSUE OF log cabins in peoples’ back gardens has been back up for discussion in the last week. 

When the idea was first flagged last year that planning permission would no longer be required for modular units or log cabins, it was pitched that the modular units would be used solely for family members. 

However, in a policy shift by the government, the new plan will now see modular homes allowed to be put up for rent under the Rent-A-Room relief scheme, which allows a person to rent out a room in their home and avail of tax-free relief up to €14,000.

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