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

Protestors pictured outside the Dáil in support of three Palestine Action activists on prolonged hunger strike in British prisons. Rolling News Rolling News

IRELAND

• The “evil” stepmother who murdered a four-year-old boy in her care, who can now be named as 32-year-old Tegan McGhee, has been sentenced to life in prison
• An appeal against a British judge’s decision to throw out the terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh has ended at the UK High Court today
• Gardaí revealed that they are investigating 200 reports about suspected child sexual abuse material linked to Grok
• Foreign Affairs minister Helen McEntee has labelled the furore caused by opposition parties over the decision by Paschal Donohoe to allocate an extra €10 million in funding to the World Bank as “absolute nonsense”, calling it a “political stunt”
• Enoch Burke has been released from prison this afternoon after spending his fourth stint behind bars for breaching a court order to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School
• Gardaí have arrested a man in connection with the double murder of 60-year-old Mary Holt and 4-year-old Tadhg Farrell in Edenderry
• The government is reviewing the continued presence of its embassy staff in Tehran amid racheting tensions in the region

INTERNATIONAL

President Donald Trump speaks at the Detroit Economic Club yesterday Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#IRAN: The US and UK are reducing the number of personnel at the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, as Trump considers whether to take action against Iran over its crackdown on anti-government protests

#GREENLAND: Denmark’s top diplomat said today he failed to change the mind of Trump’s administration on his threats to seize Greenland after flying to the White House for talks

#USA: The US has announced that it is suspending the processing of immigrant visas from 75 countries, Trump’s latest move against non-nationals seeking to come to America

#UK: West Midlands Police in the UK have admitted “mistakes were made” over the decision to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a match against Aston Villa but have failed to address the future of their chief constable facing calls to resign

PARTING SHOT

Gardaí said that 'choosing cocaine isn't just a personal decision - it fuels violence, exploitation, and fear far beyond your party.' Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

Gardaí are ramping up its campaign to highlight the damage caused by cocaine use further back along the supply chain.

An Garda Síochána have stressed that those who “casually” consume cocaine, often on nights out, are contributing to gang violence, assaults, and further extensive damage both in Ireland and abroad.

In a social media campaign stylised similarly to well-known ‘You wouldn’t steal a car…’ anti-pirating ads in the UK, gardaí have pointed out frequent adverse effects of financially contributing to the cocaine industry.

With the hashtag #EveryLineFundsCrime, An Garda Síochána said on its social media accounts: “You wouldn’t threaten or intimidate an innocent person; you wouldn’t fire bomb a house; you wouldn’t enslave another human being; you wouldn’t harm a child; you wouldn’t put your family in danger.

Read more about the campaign here.