NEED TO CATCH up TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

Minister for Health Simon Harris and his wife Caoimhe today celebrated the birth of their first child. A girl they've named Saoirse. Instagram / SimonHarrisTD Instagram / SimonHarrisTD / SimonHarrisTD

• The man shot dead outside a gym in Dublin last night has been named as Zach Parker.
• Tech firm Salesforce pledged to add 1,500 employees in a significant investment in its Dublin office. 
• A violent rapist is to be released, despite an allegation that he did not participate adequately in a sex-offender treatment programme.
• Dolores O’Riordan’s mother collected an honorary doctorate on behalf of the late Cranberries singer in the University of Limerick.
• A man was questioned over an alleged sexual assault at Dublin hotel in December.
• A man was arrested and a large quantity of drugs was seized in a raid on a Waterford growhouse.
• A Bus Éireann passenger has described how the company had to take one of its vehicles out of service after a seat was covered in mould.
• Ulster Bank initiated a High Court action against Minister for Culture Josepha Madigan. 

WORLD

Boris Johnson speaking at the headquarters of JCB. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#WHITE HOUSE: An explosive report has alleged that Donald Trump ordered his lawyer Michael Cohen to lie to Congress about a Russian skyscraper project.

#ELECTRIC CARS: Tesla CEO Elon Musk has confirmed that 7% of the company’s employees are set to lose their jobs, saying there’s a “very difficult” road ahead.

#JAPAN: Tokyo is trying to verify if a drawing of a rat holding an umbrella is the work of Banksy.

PARTING SHOT

Dublin’s Mansion House is opening its doors this weekend to the public to mark 100 years since the first Dáil met in the building’s iconic Round Room.