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

IRELAND

Robert O'Connor has been charged with the murder of his parents and brother in Co Louth. (Clockwise from left) Evan O'Connor, Mark O’Connor, and Louise O’Connor.

• A man has been charged with the murder of his parents and brother in Co Louth.
• Orla Comerford has won gold again for Team Ireland at the World Para Athletics Championships in India.
• A Dublin community has been “shocked to its core” following the death of a five-year-old girl in an apparent murder-suicide carried out by her father at their house over the weekend. 
• The state spending watchdog has found that An Garda Siochána spent €250,000 on hotel rooms to house its members while they were policing the Europa League final that were ultimately not used.
• People aged over 70 can now bring any person over 16 on public transport for free with a companion pass.
• A leading advocacy group for migrant nurses working in Ireland has spoken out about “widespread” instances of recruitment agencies promising jobs that do not actually exist, leaving unsuspecting nurses unemployed once they arrive in Ireland. 
• The average price of a three-bed semi-detached house in Ireland in the third of quarter of this year was just over €421,000 – and in Dublin, it was €612,000. 
• Last year over 4,000 social houses sat empty, while it took local authorities an average of eight months to re-let homes, according to new figures released today.
• Independent Ireland’s party leader Michael Collins has said he objects to legal action taken against Vicar Street by a party councillor to try and stop a gig by punk-rap duo Bob Vylan.

INTERNATIONAL

President Donald Trump walks off after speaking to a gathering of top US military commanders at Marine Corps Base Quantico. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#TRUMP: YouTube to pay $22 million (€18 million) to settle a lawsuit filed by US President Donald Trump after the company suspended his account over the 6 January 2021 attack on the Capitol. 

#ONE FOR THE ROAD: Boyzone will reunite for a one-off show in London next year for what they say will be their final performance together.

#GAZA: US president Donald Trump yesterday secured the backing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a wide-ranging Gaza peace plan.

PARTING SHOT

The Simpsons are returning to the big screen after 20 years. 

Disney’s 20th Century Studios have confirmed that a sequel to The Simpsons Movie, which was released in 2007, is officially in the works. 

While no details about the plot of the new film have been released just yet, a teaser shared yesterday revealed that Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie – along with the other residents of Springfield – will be in cinemas on 23 July 2027. 

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