Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Driver who killed young boy in Co Donegal jailed, tariff negotiations between the EU and the US set to begin, and Trinity College’s students’ union apologises for bizarre campaign.

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

IRELAND

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A young driver who knocked down and killed a nine-year-old boy in Co Donegal after reaching speeds of up to 111km/h has been jailed for five years and banned from driving for 20 years.
A 62-year-old landlord who plied his female tenant with alcohol and then raped her has been jailed for seven years.
An Taisce is contesting a planning green light to the operator of the Applegreen brand to install an electric vehicle charging hub for 36 vehicles as part of a scheme outside Naas in Co Kildare.
Trinity College’s Students’ union has apologised and said it wants to “learn from its mistakes” after a bizarre campaign to raise awareness of sexual violence met with a backlash from students.
A young woman has been acquitted by a jury of sexually abusing her younger cousin during sleepovers when they were children.

INTERNATIONAL

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#WASHINGTON DC: Tariff negotiations between the US and the EU are to begin on Monday.

#NEW YORK CITY: A family of five Spanish tourists and a pilot were killed when a helicopter broke apart in midair and crashed upside-down into the Hudson River, officials said.

#FLORIDA: Three people were killed and one was injured when a small plane crashed on Friday morning in south Florida near a major interstate highway and pushed a car onto train tracks, officials said.

#SPAIN: Spain’s public broadcaster has called for a “debate” over Israel’s participation in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest due to “concerns” over continued Israeli activity in Gaza.

PARTING SHOT

Screenshot (123) Caped crusaders Police Constable Abdi Osman (Robin) and Inspector Darren Watson (Batman). PA PA

UNDERCOVER UK POLICE used a novel tactic to arrest two scammers in London – by disguising themselves as Batman and Robin.

Inspector Darren Watson and Police Constable Abdi Osman had to “think outside the box” to catch the culprits, since the officers’ faces had become too well known.

Wearing their superhero costumes, they swooped to detain the two men on Westminster Bridge, where gangs target tourists with games known as the “three-cups challenge” or “shell game”.