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

IRELAND

Queues at Dublin Airport today following a disconnection in Aer Lingus's online system. Sam Boal Sam Boal

• Aer Lingus axed 51 of its flights following a IT issue, but stressed the issue had was resolved by this evening.
• A post mortem was carried out on the bodies of two children who died in a car fire in Westmeath.
• There was a fatal road collision in Co Clare where a man in his 20s lost his life.
• Orange and Yellow weather warnings have been issued for parts of the country.

INTERNATIONAL

A Pikeman of the Honourable Artillery Company stands outside the Royal Exchange in the City of London, before the reading of the Proclamation of Accession for Britain's King Charles III James Manning / PA James Manning / PA / PA

#UK: Details of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth’s funeral were released, while her son Charles was formally declared King and will serve as the new monarch.

#UKRAINE: Kyiv reported making “astonishing” gains in eastern Ukraine, claiming its troops were able to travel dozens of kilometres and reclaim land lost to Russia.

#AFGHANISTAN: Dozens of girls protested in an eastern Afghan city after Taliban authorities shut their secondary schools just days after classes resumed.

#PAKISTAN: The UN’s chief has said that he has “never seen climate carnage” on such a scale as he toured parts of Pakistan hit by floods. 

PARTING SHOT

Colon Farrell has won the Best Actor award at the prestigious Venice Film Festival. The Dubliner plays a man rejected by his best friend in the Irish film The Banshees of Inisherin.

It reunites Farrell with co-star Brendan Gleeson and writer-director Martin McDonagh following their 2008 dark comedy In Bruges. You can read about Farrell’s win here and view the trailer for the film here.

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