EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND 

Protestors in Dublin earlier today marching against the war raging in Palestine. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• The Department of Integration has launched an investigation after letters were issued to a number of families warning that food and housing may be “reduced or withdrawn” in Dundrum House in Co Tipperary.
• Dublin MEP Regina Doherty has echoed calls for Ticketmaster to be investigated after Oasis fans were this morning left facing up to a 400% increase in ticket prices on the platform.
• A pleasant weekend is in store for the country as the forecast promises sunny spells for the west.
• RTÉ has called for an end to the moratorium on election coverage, citing a desire to combat misinformation. 
• A man (23) has been charged in connection with incidents including reckless discharging of a firearm and dangerous driving causing injury in Cork last week. 
• Gardaí have responded to a fresh outbreak of violence on Ormond Quay that has seen one man sustain a serious head injury and at least one other being treated for injuries, The Journal understands. 
• Locals have expressed their “disappointment” with clean-up following Coldplay’s Croke Park gigs.
• A man (20s) accused of raping a woman at a Dublin student accommodation has been granted bail.
• A teenager (18) accused of extortion and false imprisonment of a woman during a violent burglary has avoided a nightly curfew while awaiting trial.

WORLD

Swimmers diving into the Forty Foot in Sandycove Dublin on a sunny day as the weather improved. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

#BRAZIL A block on Elon Musk’s X social network in Brazil started to take effect from today after a Supreme Court judge ordered its suspension.

#PORTUGAL At least four crew members have died and one is missing after a firefighting helicopter crashed into the Douro River yesterday, authorities said.

#KHARKIV At least a dozen have been killed in aerial strikes on Ukrainian and Russian border cities yesterday, with a 14-year-old girl among those killed in the Ukrainian city Kharkiv.

PARTING SHOT

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LEAH HOUGH HAS been crowned European junior women’s Freestyle Kayaking Champion 2024 in Graz Austria this evening.

With a very competitive finals, it all came down to Leah’s third and last ride in the competition, where she put down an unbelievable performance almost doubling second place’s score to secure the gold.

She is now World Cup 2024 and European champion 2024 – Ireland’s first ever double champion – making her the most successful freestyle kayaking athlete Ireland has ever had.