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

IRELAND

Brooke Rose (4) from Dublin starting her first day of school in Gardiner Street Primary School. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Businessman Peter Casey has announced he is running for the presidency, the third former Dragon’s Den star to do so. 
• Freddie Thompson was found guilty of the July 2016 murder of David Douglas. 
• A second teenage boy accused of the murder of Kildare schoolgirl Anastasia Kriegel has been sent forward for trial.
• Gardaí have begun an investigation after a number of headstones were damaged in a Dublin cemetery.
• Luas drivers could launch industrial action over an ongoing dispute about their lunch arrangements.
• The CEO of Tusla Fred McBride of has resigned from the position.
• A complaint about a Ryanair ad that “promoted excessive drinking” has been upheld.
• Gardaí are investigating a spate of burglaries in north Dublin including one in which a pensioner was tied up. 

WORLD

UK Prime Minister Theresa May visits a Salvation Army centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Stefan Rousseau / PA Images Stefan Rousseau / PA Images / PA Images

#ME TOO: French actor Gerard Depardieu has issued a strong denial after it emerged he faces an inquiry into allegations of rape and sexual assault.

#VISA: US whistleblower Chelsea Manning could be banned from entering Australia as part of speaking tour she’s engaged in. 

PARTING SHOT

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Acclaimed writer Roddy Doyle is known for being able to accurately portray life in working class Dublin, and for his next project he’s chosen to focus on a family experiencing homelessness. 

Rosie, a film directed by Paddy Breathnach and based on a screenplay written by Doyle, is being released in October,  

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