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

Baby sand martin chicks peer out from their snug nest along the Blackpool riverbank in Cork. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

IRELAND

• Senior Kinahan Cartel member Sean McGovern, who directed the gang in the murder of an innocent grandfather and the attempted murder of a second man, was sentenced to 24 years in prison.
• Riad Bouchaker, the man accused of attempting to murder three children in Parnell Square in Dublin, denied all charges as a jury was sworn in.
• The Rotunda Hospital backed down in the row with the government over maternity care, saying it would no longer serve private patients. 
• The justice minister was set to bring a bill to cabinet that will allow those convicted of domestic violence against a current or former partner to be publicly named on a register.
• The consumer watchdog warned parents not to buy pillows being marketed as sleep aids for babies that can cause death through suffocation or overheating. 
• Two men pleaded guilty to a terrorism-related attempt to damage a Galway mosque last year.
• Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson told police he wasn’t doing “anything untoward” in an incident where an alleged victim claimed he used a light to stare at her.
• Westmeath County Council granted planning permission for a contentious €1 billion data centre campus and solar farm on a 600 acre site in the county.
• Staff at the Kingsbridge Private Hospital in County Sligo were told more than 30 jobs are potentially at risk as part of an initial voluntary redundancy process.
• The Football Association of Ireland said it will not be releasing a statement on its decision about the upcoming Ireland versus Israel fixtures until later this week due to the Ireland women’s team playing a World Cup qualifier tomorrow.

INTERNATIONAL

Pink hosting the Tony Awards in New York last night. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#IRAN: Iran and Israel halted strikes against each other after a brief flare up, the first since a ceasefire agreement was reached in April. 

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Pink opens the 79th Annual Tony Awards to a standing ovation at Radio City Music Hall. #Tonys #Pink #broadway #ladymarmalade pic.twitter.com/Se12a5hfy6

— The Hollywood Reporter (@THR) June 8, 2026

PARTING SHOT

Pink brought the house down as host of the Tony Awards in New York last night, with many critics praising her performance of Lady Marmalade as one of the best in the Broadway ceremony’s history. 

Here’s a clip.