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

Tánaiste and Minister for Finance Simon Harris as a press conference following the publication of the End Q1 2026 Exchequer Returns today. Rollingnews.ie. Rollingnews.ie.

IRELAND

• Protesters in a convoy of tractors and lorries gathered in Dublin in a call for urgent action on the price of fuel, saying the rising costs are unsustainable for them.
• Government spending outstripped tax revenue in the first quarter of this year, even as overall tax receipts increased, new figures from the Department of Finance show.
• Gardaí are investigating the death of a woman in her 50s in Cavan.
• Over 4,000 drivers were caught speeding while 175 were found to be under the influence over the Bank Holiday weekend.
• The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) has issued a fresh appeal for blood donations, as supplies dwindled due to the long weekend. 

INTERNATIONAL

U.S. Vice President JD Vance holds a mobile phone while on a call with U.S. President Donald Trump today while at an event. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#TRUMP’S THREAT:  The White House has denied that remarks by Vice President JD Vance about the war against Iran contained any suggestion of a US nuclear strike against the Islamic Republic.

#WIRELESS FEST: Wireless Festival has been cancelled after it’s headliner Kanye West was blocked from entering the UK, organiser Festival Republic said.

#ARTEMIS II: Two new images of the Moon, taken by Artemis II astronauts from space, have been released by Nasa.

PARTING SHOT

Patrick Casey of the NBCRI, Sharon Glynn of the University of Galway and Paul O’Connor of HPE.

A new scanner installed at the University of Galway has been hailed as a “game changer” in the diagnosis of breast cancer.

The multiplex imaging scanner, which is the product of a partnership between the National Breast Cancer Research Institute (NBCRI) and Hewlitt Packard Enterprises (HPE), is capable of analysing up to 100 markers of breast cancer in a single tissue sample.

The new machine, the first of its kind to be installed in Ireland, will dramatically reduce the time it takes to reach a diagnosis from days to a matter of hours, the NBCRI said.