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

Students of Coláiste Mhichíl, CBS, Sexton Street Limerick, Leaving Certificate 2025, L-R Alireza Mirjay, Arturs Smirnovs and Mthobi Sibanda, who benefit from the J.P. McManus Scholarships, a scholarship programme that assists students during their time at 3rd level education. ARTHUR ELLIS ARTHUR ELLIS

IRELAND

• The proposal to rename Herzog Park in Rathgar over its links to Israel is set to be withdrawn from Dublin City Council after criticism from Government and Israeli and US politicians.
• The first suspected bluetongue virus outbreak in Northern Ireland is under investigation.
• Judicial reviews are being used to “weaponise” against the public good, the Minister for Public Expenditure said today, as he addressed concerns over delays to Metrolink.
• The High Court has quashed a planning permission for a 221 purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) bed space scheme on a €7.5m site due to the developer’s failure to erect a fresh planning site notice.
• A man who died after being trapped under a bus in Ballinalee in Co Longford has been described as a great community man at his funeral.

INTERNATIONAL

An owner of a small private shop 'Homemade Delicacies' is seen through the broken window speaking with a customer after Russia's night missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in Vyshgorod, outside Kyiv, Ukraine. AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky AP Photo / Efrem Lukatsky / Efrem Lukatsky

#ISRAEL: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the president to grant him a pardon during his long-running corruption trial which has bitterly divided the country.

#PEACE PLAN: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio kicked off high stakes talks with a Ukrainian delegation in Florida, as the United States pushes to end Russia’s war against its neighbour.

#SEXUAL MISCONDUCT: Police in Scotland been urged to reopen the investigation into former Harrods boss Mohamed Al Fayed.

PARTING SHOT

IT’S A DAY of rest, and you may be in the mood for a quiet corner and a comfy chair.

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