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Alannah Graham (left) with Robyn van Der Merwe, Lucy Salisbury and Veronica Shpyl, all winners pictured together with their winning art as the creativity took centre stage in Croke Park as young artists celebrated their win at the Credit Union Art Competition 2025.

IRELAND

• A man in his 80s died after getting into difficulties in stormy sea waters off the south Dublin coast.
• The State deported 33 EU citizens on “grounds of criminality” today, Minister Jim O’Callaghan announced. 
• Traffic cameras designed to detect motorists speeding, unlawfully driving in bus lanes, and breaking red lights could be rolled out in Dublin by the end of the year, Fine Gael TD Naoise Ó Muirí said.
• Tánaiste Simon Harris described rising antisemitism in Ireland and around the world as “an attack on history” today.
• Support for Fianna Fáil has dropped to its lowest level since the 2024 general election, according to a new opinion poll.

INTERNATIONAL

Los Angeles joined the nationwide call to demand an end to ICE’s brutal occupation in Minneapolis and all over the country. Demanding justice for Alex Pretti. Alberto Sibaja Ramírez / Alamy Live News Alberto Sibaja Ramírez / Alamy Live News / Alamy Live News

#MINNESOTA: Democrats and protestors have demanded that federal immigration officers leave Minnesota after a US Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, drawing hundreds onto the streets and further increasing tensions in the city. 

#OH KEIR: Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he is “concerned” about the impact of the Labour Party’s decision to bar him from the Gorton and Denton by-election.

#ONLINE SAFETY: French President Emmanuel Macron said he wants his government to fast-track the legal process to ensure a ban on social media for children under the age of 15 can enter into force at the start of the next school year in September.

PARTING SHOT

Climber Alex Honnold scaling the skyscraper in Taipei. AP AP

A US ROCK CLIMBER has become the first person to scale Taiwan’s tallest building without a rope, harness or safety net. 

Cheers erupted from hundreds of spectators that had gathered on the street below Taipei – named for its 101 floors – as Alex Honnold reached the top of the spire of the 508 metre (1,667ft) tower about 90 minutes after he started.