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Broadcaster Pat Kenny joined acclaimed Irish artist Lucy Doyle at St Patrick's Mental Health Services (SPMHS) to unveil ‘River Song’, an original painting generously donated by the artist, reinforcing the organisation's long-standing commitment to integrating the arts into mental healthcare. Stuart McNamara / Photocall Ireland Stuart McNamara / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• Former swimming coach George Gibney was found guilty of sexually abusing four girls in the 1970s and 1980s.
• Microsoft announced a huge round of job cuts and workers based in Ireland will be affected.
• Another week of warm weather is on the cards, with Met Éireann saying that “heatwave conditions” are expected. 
• Gardaí believe the man arrested in connection with the death of a woman in Portlaoise is known to her, and they are not looking for other suspects, sources have said. 
• A man who sexually abused and raped his 10-year-old niece when he was babysitting her was jailed for 11 years.

INTERNATIONAL

US President Donald Trump, from left, sits at a lunch with Susan Dell and Dell CEO Michael Dell, in the White House Rose Garden. AP Photo / Julia Demaree Nikhinson AP Photo / Julia Demaree Nikhinson / Julia Demaree Nikhinson

#FIFA: Donald Trump confirmed that he phoned Fifa president Gianni Infantino to “ask for a review” of a red card awarded to one of the United States’s star players.

#APOLOGY: Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese apologised today for suggesting in a recent interview that he would “shag” pop star Kylie Minogue.

#NATO SUMMIT: Nato secretary-general Mark Rutte demanded that the allies put forward “clear, concrete and credible plans” to reach the organisation’s spending targets at its annual summit in Ankara.

PARTING SHOT

Pico Lopes pictured with his parents and wife Leah. Emma Hickey / The Journal Emma Hickey / The Journal / The Journal

SHAMROCK ROVERS DEFENDER Pico Lopes received a hero’s welcome as he touched down in Dublin Airport this afternoon following Cape Verde’s historic World Cup campaign.

Shamrock Rovers defender Pico Lopes received a hero’s welcome as he touched down in Dublin Airport today following Cape Verde’s historic World Cup campaign.https://t.co/zajch5diFV pic.twitter.com/mnUHDzvhqu

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July 6, 2026

The Crumlin-born centre-back, who represents Cape Verde through his father, was one of the standout performers as the island nation reached the knockout stages of the men’s World Cup for the first time in their history.

A small crowd of friends and family, as well as a number of Shamrock Rovers supporters, gathered at the arrivals gate of terminal 2 this afternoon to welcome Lopes home.