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

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IRELAND

• A three-year-old boy died after being hit by a car in a shopping centre car park in Dublin.
• Businessman Dennis O’Brien said the DPP would not be pursuing a prosecution against him over the findings of the Moriarty Tribunal. 
• Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh will not face a terror trial after the UK High Courts rejected a government appeal.
• Medical technology company Stryker, which has factories in Cork, Limerick and Belfast, was struck in an apparent pro-Iran hacktivist incident. 
• A flight carrying Irish citizens left the United Arab Emirates today as the US-Israeli war on Iran continued. 
• Many residents of a Co Wexford housing estate who have been facing a controversial mass eviction said they intended to carry on with their cases before the State watchdog.

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INTERNATIONAL

#LEBANON: Israel invaded Lebanon today, crossing the country’s southern border where Irish pecekeepers are stationed. 

#WAR: Iran, the US and Israel continued to trade strikes today as the war sent oil prices soaring again.

#UK: Newly released vetting documents showed that UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was warned about the potential for “reputational damage” before he hired Peter Mandelson as ambassador to the United States. 

PARTING SHOT

AS FUEL PRICES surge following escalating conflict in the Middle East, the growing push to force workers back into offices looks more short-sighted than ever.

At the very moment when households are being hit with rising petrol and heating costs, government policy is pushing people into longer commutes, heavier traffic and higher bills. In the middle of a cost of living crisis, asking workers to absorb those costs is not just misguided; it is absurd.

You can read George Lawlor’s full Voices article here.