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

IRELAND

A crowd enjoying a performance of Purcell’s ‘Dido & Aeneas’ at the launch of Dublin City Council’s annual ‘Opera in the Open’ season in the Amphitheatre at Dublin’s Civic Offices. Sasko Lazarov Sasko Lazarov

• A swimming coach was granted bail pending trial after gardaí charged him with making child sexual abuse images and sexual exploitation at a pool in Dublin.
• The number of monkeypox cases in Ireland has risen to 97, according to new figures from the HPSC.
• Garda Commissioner Drew Harris ordered a special case review into the actions of Paul Moody, a former Garda who last week was sentenced to three years and three months for coercive control.
• Almost 900 adopted people and relatives have signed up to the country’s new Contact Preference Register in the last four weeks.
• Private traffic will be banned from travelling inbound on North Strand Road from Fairview to the Five Lamps from Monday.
• New analysis from the Central Statistics Office found that almost nine in ten deaths from Covid-19 occurred in hospitals and nursing homes.
• Justice Minister Helen McEntee said that new measures designed to tackle domestic abuse and stalking will encourage more victims to come forward.
• Visitors to Tayto Park were forced to shelter in a gift shop after three bison broke out of their enclosure and were spotted beside one of the theme park rides in an incident that occurred in March. 

INTERNATIONAL

China conducted long-range live-fire drills targeting designated areas on the eastern part of the Taiwan Strait. Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

#TENSION Ballistic missiles fired by China are believed to have landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone for the first time, Tokyo’s defence minister said.

#BREONNA TAYLOR The US Justice Department has charged four police officers over the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed in a botched 2020 raid on her home in Louisville, Kentucky.

#RADIO DJ The BBC should have further explored issues raised about radio DJ Tim Westwood during his time at the broadcaster, an internal review into allegations of sexual misconduct has concluded.

#CLIMATE CRISIS Australia’s new government has announced that it plans to prevent development of a coal mine due to the potential impact on the nearby Great Barrier Reef.

PARTING SHOT

Planning a trip to the cinema? Or even just a quiet night in in front of the telly?

We have trailers for three films that you can enjoy this weekend. You can catch them here.