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

IRELAND

Children play at the launch of Cruinniú na nÓg - a national day of creativity for children and young people across the country Declan Monaghan Photography Declan Monaghan Photography

• Tusla apologised for errors in the Maurice McCabe case as its new report highlighted systemic failures.
• Over €1 million worth of heroin was seized at Dublin Airport.
• Leo Varadkar apologised on behalf of the State to all those who were criminalised in Ireland for being gay.
• Gardaí appealed for information on missing man Philip Power.
• A father-of two pleaded guilty to sex attacks on women he met on Tinder.
• A man who walked around north Dublin with a life-like AK47 was handed over two years in prison.
• Carol Nolan left Sinn Féin following suspension for voting against abortion referendum.
• Irish boutique Cari’s Closet released a statement after claims were made about its products and service on an anonymous Instagram page that has 193,000 followers.

INTERNATIONAL

US stock markets are opening sharply lower Tuesday as tensions over trade between the US and China seem closer to a boil. Richard Drew Richard Drew

#USA: An audio recording of young children crying for their parents as they are questioned by immigration officials inside a US Customs and border protection facility has emerged today.

#SWEDED: Three people died after a drive-by shooting in Malmo.

#CANADA: Politicians today voted to legalise cannabis for recreational use in Canada.

PARTING SHOT

Right. So this whole Love Island thing is massively popular in Ireland. Many people love it – others are too afraid to ask what it is.

But if you’re too late to admit you like the UK version, the Australian one is coming to 3e soon.

The kind folks over on the DailyEdge will bring you up to speed.

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