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

Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) protest inside Bord Bia headquarters in Dublin, as the dispute over the agency’s leadership enters its second month. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• Simon Harris clashed with opposition TDs over the impact incoming changes to tenancy rules will have on landlords and renters today, accusing other parties of “scaremongering” on the issue. 
• Over 270 non-fatal overdoses have been treated in Ireland’s first supervised injection facility since it opened over a year ago, an Oireachtas committee will hear today. 
• Social Democrats TD  Jennifer Whitmore has said that some GPs are reported to be charging women “outrageous” fees of more than €200 for menopause specific appointments.
• Ireland must find an extra 100,000 construction workers in the next four years if the country is to meet its housing and infrastructure targets.
• The Garda Criminal  Assets Bureau (CAB) recouped over €1 million for the exchequer over the past 48 hours from the sale of properties linked to criminals in Limerick, Dublin and Waterford.
• A livestream “pedalled as an alibi” in the trial of a man accused of murdering his pregnant girlfriend was filmed four days previously, a police digital forensic analyst has said.
• A 51-year-old sex offender, who described Snapchat as a “safe haven for paedophiles,” sent a lewd message to a school girl on the mobile messaging app within three hours of being released from prison, a court has heard.

INTERNATIONAL

Palestinians gather for iftar, the fast-breaking meal, during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Gaza City Alamy Alamy

#EPSTEIN PROBE Hillary Clinton has told US legislators she had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein’s or Ghislaine Maxwell’s crimes, at the start of two days of depositions that will also include former president Bill Clinton.

#APOLOGY Australia’s prime minister Anthony Albanese has apologised for any “misinterpretation” after describing a sexual assault survivor who became an advocate for women as “difficult”.

#IT’S MY PARTY Jeremy Corbyn has won control of his new party’s leadership committee following a contest with fellow ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana.

PARTING SHOT

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The Temple Bar, Dublin city centre’s tourist magnet, installed a giant statue of St Patrick raising a pint of Guinness this morning.

But it’s been an emotional rollercoaster for poor St Patrick in his new home, which is set to be thronged with revellers next month.

Shortly before 10.30am, the workmen who had installed the statue – which looks to be at least 10 foot tall – covered St Patrick’s pint with a plastic bin bag. It certainly puts a new spin on the term ‘the black stuff’.

An hour later, the bin bag was upgraded to an altogether snazzier green cloth to hide the offending article.