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

IRELAND

Ronan McGreevy from The Irish Times said told Pat Kenny a row of derelict buildings at Dolphin's Barn Street, across from the Coombe Hospital, is disgusting. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• Environmental groups said they were concerned that Bord na Móna’s continued pumping of water from a number of bogs is hampering promised rehabilitation efforts.
• Simon Harris set out his positions on a range of issues at Fine Gael’s Ard Fheis today.
• Investment fraud rocketed by more than 90% last year according to new Garda figures.
• New analysis suggested annual prostate cancer cases are projected to rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million in 2040.
• The Government announced that it is to divest Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) shareholdings of €2.95 million from six Israeli companies linked to activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
• A man and a woman died in a house fire in Cork.
• Members of the public, including a majority of motorists, voiced strong support for a controversial proposal to significantly reduce car traffic in Dublin city centre.
• The Irish man killed in a helicopter crash in the Swiss Alps on Tuesday was named as James Goff.
• Heather Humphreys was announced as the new deputy leader of Fine Gael.
• An English van driver was remanded in custody after being charged over a €1.1m cannabis seizure at Dublin Port. 
• Mourners at the funeral of Bobbie McKee, found murdered in Kilkeel last month, heard he lived a life “marked by gentleness and grace, service and sacrifice, humour and humility”.
• The date of the local and European elections was officially set for Friday, 7 June.
• The last Irish  troops stationed as peacekeepers on the Golan Heights in Syria returned home today.
• Met Éireann said a status Orange wind warning will be in place for five counties tomorrow as Storm Kathleen is set to hit Ireland.
• Simon Harris said he plans to take Irish lessons to brush up ahead of becoming Taoiseach.
• The Government said it will offer temporary shelter to international protection applicants sleeping rough during the windy weather this weekend.
• Uisce Éireann said north Dublin customers could expect low water pressure due to a burst main.

INTERNATIONAL

Members of the New York City Emergency Management Department hold a meeting after the city was shaken by an earthquake. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#GAZA The Israeli army dismissed two officers for their part in a series of airstrikes that killed seven aid workers in Palestine.

#UN The United Nations Human Rights Council demanded a halt to all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of “genocide” in its war in Gaza, which has killed more than 33,000 people.

#BOYCOTT McDonald’s said it will acquire Alonyal, which owns 225 McDonald’s restaurants in Israel, following global boycotts over the conflict in Gaza.

#UKRAINE A Russian airstrike killed four people and wounded 20 others in Ukraine. 

#USA New York was rattled by a rare earthquake.

PARTING SHOT

No one should have to choose between career and family. According to Platform 55′s Tracy Gunn, the workplace needs to adapt to modern families’ changing needs.

You can read Tracey’s article here.