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

IRELAND

Fine Gael Presidential election candidate, Heather Humphreys, canvassing with Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon (right), at the Curragh Races in County Kildare. Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie / © RollingNews.ie

• Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary has said that a second tier of child benefit will not be introduced in next month’s budget, despite the Taoiseach earlier this week signalling that something to that effect would be included. 
• A man in his 20s is dead following a crash outside Tralee in Co Kerry.
• The GAA community and village of Patrickswell in County Limerick were in shock after the father of Limerick senior hurling star, Diarmuid Byrnes, was stabbed several times at his home.
• Presidential hopeful Heather Humphreys has said she attended Orange Order parades as a child but stopped going when the Troubles broke out.
• Status yellow weather warnings have been issued for seven counties across the west from tonight.

INTERNATIONAL

Sailing boats with Palestinian flags on the sea of Fiumicino, near Rome, in support of the Global Sumud Flotilla and F. Lotta. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#ENGLAND: Former world boxing champion Ricky Hatton has died at the age of 46. He was found dead at his home in Hyde.

#EU AIRSPACE: Romania’s foreign minister said today that the Russian ambassador to Bucharest has been summoned over the entry of a Russian drone into its airspace during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine.

#ISRAEL-GAZA: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Israel for a two-day visit as its military intensified attacks on northern Gaza, flattening multiple high-rise buildings and killing at least 13 Palestinians.

PARTING SHOT

Nicola Tuthill 'buzzing' to advance to first global final. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

IT’S BEEN A busy day in sport – particularly women’s sport – as Irish athletes competed in the quarter finals of the Rugby World Cup, the World Boxing Championships, and the World Athletics Championships.

Some of the highlights of today were Aoife O’Rourke winning gold at the World Boxing Championships, Sharlene Mawdsley advancing to the 400m semi-finals at the world Athletics Championships, and Fionnuala McCormack making the top 10 in women’s marathon at the WAC.