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

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IRELAND

• Meta has not yet issued notice to the Department of Enterprise of any plans for  layoffs within its Irish workforce as part of its plans to cut 8,000 jobs globally. 
• Two male gardaí sustained a range of injuries after being assaulted during a call-out to county council offices in Letterkenny, including bite injuries and an injury to one garda’s eye.
• Enoch Burke has reportedly been removed from the latest meeting of a Disciplinary Appeals Panel (DAP) that is deciding on whether a decision by Wilson’s Hospital School to dismiss him from his job was fair.
• The number of people in emergency accommodation increased by 209 last month, reaching a new record high of 17,517.
• The Taoiseach said that there was “a lot of pessimism” about the potential medium-term impact of the war in Iran on supply and prices at last night’s dinner of European leaders in Cyprus – but he said Ireland is in a “better position than others”.
• The weather forecast is looking good for the weekend, once some Saturday morning showers are out of the way.
• The entire batch of 2027 Ryder Cup tickets put on sale today exclusively for residents of the island of Ireland sold out within four hours, with tickets for the three days of competition selling out in less than an hour. 

INTERNATIONAL

On World Day for Animals in Laboratories, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) campaigners demonstrate near London's parliament to demand an end to cruel laboratory experiments on animals Alamy Alamy

#IRAN: US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Pakistan for a second round of talks with Iran on ending the war.

#ISRAEL DESTROYS SCHOOL: Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs has said Ireland and several other nations will seek compensation from Israel after a school co-funded by Irish Aid was demolished by settlers in the occupied West Bank earlier this week.

#PEACEKEEPER KILLED: A sixth peacekeeper in Lebanon has died – he was injured when his camp was struck by Israeli fire an investigation found. 

#CEASEFIRE: Trump has said Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah by three weeks after talks at the White House on Thursday.

PARTING SHOT

A remote-controlled sex toy has been recalled due to a fault that could cause parts to detach.

The rotating dildo is from Ann Summers, a lingerie and sex toy shop, which has stores in Dublin, Cork and the UK.

The product was available for sale as recently as March 2026.