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Here's What Happened Today: Thursday
The most important Irish and international stories you need to know today.
NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to meet US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in Baldonnel in West Dublin this evening.
- Thousands gathered in Dublin this evening to protest European leaders’ presence at the European Political Community summit in Dublin.
- Zelenskyy told the EPC summit that Ukraine is having issues intercepting Russian drones due to a fresh problem with Elon Musk’s Starshield technology.
- The body of murder victim Carrie Mullane was left in a campervan for two weeks before it was wrapped in plastic sheeting and dumped in a lough, a court heard.
- Minister for Defence and Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee commended schools for how they handled the hoax bomb threats this week and said that lessons need to be learned from the situation.
- A military group accused the government of running the EU Presidency security operation on the cheap as they claim the Department of Defence refused to pay money owed to senior officers leading the operation.
- The chief executive of Tusla said demand for secure accommodation for girls at risk of grooming and sexual exploitation is rising, as the Child and Family Agency was found in contempt of court for failing to place three children in such care.
- Almost two-thirds of people surveyed in Ireland consider illicit drug use a serious problem in their local area, according to a new European study.
- Poland’s prime minister Donald Tusk praised members of the Dublin Civil Defence who rushed to assist the victims of a mass shooting in Kraków.
- The price to see Garth Brooks play on his upcoming tour of Ireland was defended, with promoter Aiken Promotions saying the steeper prices reflect Brooks being an “incredible artist”.
- Section 39 workers in the charity and voluntary sectors will receive salary increases linked to the public sector pay deal, the government confirmed.
- The former site of Bewley’s coffee shop on Dublin’s Westmoreland Street is getting a new tenant – this time it’s the popular fast food chain Popeyes.
INTERNATIONAL
#BROOKLYN: Eight people were killed and at least 17 others injured, including children, after a three-storey building collapsed near a construction site in New York on Wednesday evening.
#NVIDIA: The AI chipmaker’s share price tumbled as Nvidia announced the resignation of boss Jensen Huang in the wake of his affair with an alleged Chinese spy.
#WASHINGTON DC: Police in Washington DC confirmed one person has died after a shooting near the White House.
#US SENATE: Democrat Scott Colom won his US Senate race in traditionally conservative Mississippi, making him the first African American elected to the chamber from the southern state in more than 140 years.
#MAN U: Michael Carrick was sacked as manager of Manchester United.
#RUSSELL BRAND: The Facebook and Instagram accounts of Russell Brand were disabled following his conviction for rape and sexual assault.
PARTING SHOT
Dolly Parton’s final recording, a duet with U2, played on air for the first time today.
The track, titled Torn, was recorded in June, two months before the country icon’s death.
In a pre-recorded video that was aired at a remembrance event, Bono said the band was “blessed” to have been able to work with Parton.
“We’d no idea it would be her last, but I wonder if she knew,” he said.
“It was like she was singing herself to somewhere else.”
Torn will feature on U2′s upcoming album Carnaval De Luz, which will be released on Friday.
Torn is co-written by Parton, U2 and Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid.
Dave Fanning, who, since the band’s early days, has had the global first-play on U2 singles, introduced the track on Oliver Callan’s Radio 1 show this morning.
The broadcaster said the song was “brilliant”, but also “very sad”.
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