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

IRELAND

People attend a prayer service at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Barefield, Republic of Ireland, for Vanessa Whyte and her children, James and Sara, who were killed in Co Fermanagh. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

• Taoiseach Micheál Martin has welcomed a trade deal struck between US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen this evening.
• Kerry defeated Donegal in the All-Ireland Football final in Croke Park to claim the Sam Maguire cup.
• A Donegal man has died after getting into difficulty while swimming at a popular cliff diving spot in Co Donegal yesterday.
• A prayer service was to take place this evening in Co Clare for Vanessa Whyte and her two children, James and Sara Rutledge, who were killed in a suspected triple murder in Co Fermanagh earlier this week.
• Plans for a large new student accommodation facility with 957 bed spaces on the site of a former Magdalene laundry in Cork city have been placed on hold following several objections to the project.
• The Food Safety Authority of Ireland has recalled six different spinach and mixed leaves products due to the detection of listeria monocytogenes.
• Jobseekers are deterred from taking up part-time employment in case they lose out on other social welfare entitlements, a specialist expert group has told the government ahead of Budget 2026.

INTERNATIONAL

President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after reaching a trade deal at the Trump Turnberry golf course in Turnberry, Scotland. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#TRADE DEAL: US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen struck a 15% trade deal on tariffs this evening.

#GAZA: The United Nations said it would try to reach as many starving people as possible in Gaza after Israel announced it would establish secure land routes in for humanitarian convoys.

#FREEDOM FLOTILLA: Israeli forces have intercepted another humanitarian aid ship carrying pro-Palestinian activists in international waters, in what campaigners have called an “unlawful” and “violent” act against civilians attempting to deliver relief to Gaza.

#GREECE: Greece is currently battling major wildfires that have ravaged homes and sparked evacuations since yesterday, with the help of Czech firefighters and Italian aircraft expected to arrive later.

PARTING SHOT

IRISH CNN CORRESPONDENT Donie O’Sullivan is no stranger to an internet conspiracy theory.

Since being caught in the middle of the events of 6 January 2021 in Washington DC, the Co Kerry man has reported on online rabbit holes, seeking to understand how conservative Americans feel about their country.

He speaks to The Journal about his experience working in the US, and how his Irish identity lends itself to people assuming his own political ideology.