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

Ruth Coppinger TD with supporters arriving at the Coroner’s Court, Store Street for the Inquest into the death of George Nkencho. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has issued another recall of SMA baby formulas, affecting batches distributed in Ireland.
• Media Minister Patrick O’Donovan has fumed that remarks he made last week in relation to the Grok ‘undressing’ scandal were “taken out of context”.
• Diageo has confirmed that it will increase the price of its pints next month.
• A Brazilian man charged with the murder of his ex-girlfriend smiled and told her cousin who arrived at the scene that “it wasn’t me” before then stating that he had choked her, a murder trial has heard.
• Irish diplomats have postponed an accreditation ceremony for the new Iranian ambassador to Ireland in response to the deaths of pro-democracy protestors.
• A young man put staff of a supermarket in fear of their lives after threatening them with a knife shortly before he was fatally shot by gardaí outside his home in west Dublin five years ago, an inquest has heard.
• Minister for Enterprise Peter Burke today received Cabinet sign off on a major plan to build more data centres across the country.
• Cycling campaigners have hit out at a judge’s remarks claiming that cyclists have become a “nightmare” in Dublin.

INTERNATIONAL

Dozens of people during the Barcelona rally of the 'Women, Life, Freedom' movement for the right of women in Iran. The Iranian community and feminist groups have organized events focused on women's rights in Iran, denouncing torture, sexual violence and structural discrimination, and highlighting the role of women in the current uprisings. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#IRAN: The number of people killed in a crackdown on protests in Iran has been confirmed as 734, including nine people under the age of 18, a human rights group has said – but claim the actual death toll is likely in the thousands.

#LA PEN: French far-right leader Marine Le Pen said she had “no sense” of having committed any offence at the opening of an appeals trial which she hopes will save her 2027 run for president.

#LEBANON: An Israeli tank has fired shells close to Spanish peacekeepers in Southern Lebanon and mortar illumination rounds were fired near Polish troops, the United Nations has confirmed.

#EPSTEIN FILES: Republicans moved to hold former US president Bill Clinton in criminal contempt after he skipped a subpoenaed deposition in the congressional investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein – marking a sharp escalation in a politically charged inquiry.

#GREENLAND: Government officials from Denmark and Greenland are due to speak with US Vice President JD Vance in Washington tomorrow, a meeting called in response to threats from President Donald Trump of taking over the island territory. 

PARTING SHOT

A number of celebrities who attended the Golden Globes wore pins saying “be good”, making a subtle political statement.

The badges are part of a tribute to Renee Good, the US woman whose fatal shooting by a federal agent has sparked renewed protests against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

There have been passionate protests against immigration operations of the Trump administration, which has vowed to arrest and deport what it says are “millions” of undocumented migrant

This long-read from The Atlantic breaks down the court case that is allowing ICE to stop just about anyone it wants.