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

Dark rain clouds form in the sky over a parched vegtible field outside Naas in Co Kildare as farmers in the east desperately hope for rainfall. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• A prisoner who died in a fatal stabbing in his cell in Dublin’s Wheatfield Prison was named locally as Brendan Gahan from Tallaght.
• Pressure is mounting on the government to intervene and reverse a HSE recommendation against funding a treatment for the rare disease Friedreich’s Ataxia.
• The number of hate crimes and related incidents rose by 15% last year according to new figures released by An Garda Síochána.
• A man who was stabbed in Dublin city centre on Monday died.
• Pinergy announced an increase to its residential electricity prices.
• The closure of Raheny driving test centre in September was confirmed as a temporary move.
• A boil water notice was delayed for a housing estate in Co Waterford amid a row over a water fee hike.
• The charges involved in getting back a scrambler after it has been seized by gardaí doubled from today.

INTERNATIONAL

Luigi Mangione speaking to one of his lawyers in Manhattan Supreme Court. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#LONDON: Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor who resigned last week following accusations of plagiarism, was found dead.

#NEW YORK: Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to charges relating to the shooting of US health insurance chief executive Brian Thompson in a Manhattan federal court.

#CLACTON: The parliamentary investigation into a £5 million gift received by Nigel Farage resumed following his re-election in Clacton.

#BUSINESS OF SPORT: Liverpool Football Club’s owners agreed to sell a minority stake in the Premier League club to a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

PARTING SHOT

All Ireland Scrabble Association All Ireland Scrabble Association

Did you know that there is a Continental Scrabble Championships, where players battle (or rather, spell) it out for a €1,000 cash prize?

Well, the championships are taking place in Dublin this weekend, with players from 13 nationalities taking part.