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

IRELAND

Superintendent Anthony Farrell and Assistant Commissioner Paula Hilman – Garda Eastern Region and press officer Liam Geraghty talking to the press about the shooting at the Tesco supermarket at the Fairgreen Shopping Centre. Sasko Lazarov / © RollingNews.ie Sasko Lazarov / © RollingNews.ie / © RollingNews.ie

• The man at the centre of the Fairgreen Shopping Centre shooting incident in Carlow last night has been named as 22-year-old Evan Fitzgerald, who was on bail for serious firearms offences.
• A 24-year-old woman who died after collapsing at the finish line of the Cork City Marathon has been named locally as Cork native Ellen Cassidy.
• An Irish pro-Palestinian activist is facing deportation from Israel this week after she was arrested by police in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.
• Gardaí are investigating an arson attack at a premises at a filling station in Limerick.
• Ireland will likely become collateral damage in Donald Trump’s efforts to put America first – but it’s nothing personal. That’s according to Mick Mulvaney, a former Republican congressman who was Trump’s acting chief of staff in his first term 
• A former Donegal County Councillor is to be sentenced after admitting assaulting a man and damaging his van.

INTERNATIONAL

Mira, aged four, cries during the funeral of her father, Hosam Wafi who, according to family members, was killed while heading to an aid distribution hub, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#MADELINE MCCANN: Fresh searches are to be carried out in Portugal by German police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

#SICILY: Mount Etna, Europe’s most active volcano, erupted early this morning and sent massive plumes of ash and smoke into the Sicilian sky, causing panic among locals and tourists.

#COLORADO: A man accused of using a makeshift flamethrower and an incendiary device to attack a US group bringing attention to Israeli hostages in Gaza has been charged with a federal hate crime.

#ISRAEL: Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip have opened fire as people headed towards an aid distribution site, killing at least three people and wounding dozens, health officials and a witness said.

#PEACE TALKS: Russia and Ukraine have agreed to swap the bodies of 6,000 soldiers killed in action.

#POLAND: Conservative nationalist Karol Nawrocki has won Poland’s weekend presidential runoff election, according to the final vote count.

PARTING SHOT

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THE ANNUAL BLOOM Festival has officially concluded today.

The festival welcomed over 100,000 visitors to Phoenix Park over the June bank holiday weekend, organisers said, who added that “business flourished, and spirits soared at the much-loved event”.

Speaking today, Ford Bia’s Chief Executive Jim O’Toole said, “Bloom 2025 has been a fantastic success — we welcomed wonderful crowds over the five days, enjoyed mostly favourable weather, and the atmosphere throughout the show has been incredibly positive.

“As we wrap up this year’s event, excitement is already building for a very special milestone: Bord Bia Bloom’s 20th anniversary in 2026.”