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

IRELAND

There is growing excitement in Carlow Town as word spreads that an excavation in the grounds of Carlow College, which started yesterday, is already showing results with the discovery of musket ball ammunition. Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie / © RollingNews.ie

• Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court today to widespread support in an affair more sombre than his last appearance as he continues to fight a terror charge. 
• The Luas Red line service between Connolly and The Point will remain closed for at least a week due to a gas fire at George’s Dock in Dublin last night.
• The partner of Irish fashion designer Martha Nolan-O’Slatarra has told her funeral mass that she “had a special way of lighting up every room she walked into” and “put the people she loved first”. 
• Gardaí are investigating a woman with a large following on social media who allegedly scammed dozens – and potentially hundreds – of people after she claimed to have Electric Picnic tickets for sale. 
• Bank of Ireland’s proposed change from fully remote to hybrid working has been referred to the Workplace Relations Commission for dispute resolution proceedings by the Financial Services Union.

INTERNATIONAL

Sweden's King Carl Gustaf attends the relocation of Kiruna Church to its new site in the town centre of Kiruna. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#GAZA: Israel’s Defence Minister approved a plan for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists today, piling pressure on Hamas as mediators push for a ceasefire.

#UKRAINE WAR: Russia has said it has to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and played down the likelihood of an imminent summit with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, tempering hopes for a quick deal to end the war. 

#INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT: The United States has imposed sanctions on four more International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and prosecutors, including from France and Canada, in a new effort to hobble the tribunal over its actions against Israel.

PARTING SHOT

AS TENS OF thousands of people poured into the capital this weekend for the Oasis gigs, quite a few keen music fans took the road out and headed to Limerick city, for the three day ‘music trail’ style festival, Féile na Gréine. 

This is one of a number of small fests up and down the country that have transformed Ireland’s live music scene, and it’s giving a platform not just to new and experimental artists but to the city itself.

The Journal’s reporter Eimer McAuley spoke to organisers and attendees about the work put into establishing the festival and why it’s worth doing.