Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Here’s what made the headlines today.

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

IRELAND

Weather 00008_90710700 Members of the public enjoy the sunshine at the Forty Foot in Dublin today. Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

A massive fire broke out at an industrial estate in north Dublin.
An Irish citizen was among those freed from Russian jail in a prisoner exchange.
The High Court ruled that Ireland was breaching the human rights of asylum seekers by not providing them with accommodation.
An Irish teenager was arrested in Portugal on suspicion of attempted homicide.
Roderic O’Gorman said that yesterday’s survey results from the Electoral Commission on conspiracy theories were “very concerning”.
Team Ireland won their first rowing medal at the Paris Olympics with Daire Lynch and Phillip Doyle taking bronze in the men’s Double Sculls.
A double child benefit payment, a tax on e-cigarettes and cost-of-living measures will all form part of this year’s budget, ministers confirmed today.

INTERNATIONAL

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#SOUTHPORT: A 17-year-old boy appeared in court charged with the murder of three girls who were stabbed at a holiday club in Southport.

#OLYMPICS: Gymnast Simone Biles confirmed she is the greatest of all time with yet another gold medal in Paris.

#UK: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a new policing strategy following far-right riots this week.

#ISRAEL: Nine Israeli soldiers were questioned today after they were accused of sexually abusing Palestinian prisoners at a detention camp.

#PALESTINE: Israel said it had killed Hamas’ military commander on Gaza.

PARTING SHOT

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TWO BOXERS WHO were deemed ineligible to box at the World Boxing Championships last year are competing at the Paris Olympic Games.

Both also competed at the Tokyo Olympics three years ago but their inclusion in the 2024 Games has caused a degree of controversy given they were both disqualified from the 2023 World Boxing Championships.

However, there has been considerable misinformation online claiming that the two boxers, Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting, are transgender.

Read our explainer here.