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

IRELAND

Glasnevin Cemetery where the remains of 1,600 cholera victims from the 1800s that were discovered during Luas works were buried today. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

• Three serving gardaí appeared before Limerick District Court today, charged in connection with an investigation surrounding the alleged squaring away of Fixed Charge Notices.
• Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald spoke publicly for the first time about her husband Martin’s cancer diagnosis.
• An Irish man was found dead in a Portuguese police cell just hours after he was arrested for allegedly attacking his partner.
• People seeking asylum who also have incomes should be asked to financially contribute towards State accommodation and services provided to them, the Taoiseach said.
• Sinn Féin pledged to drastically reduce the cost of childcare if in government to €200 a month per child.
• The Irish Aviation Authority proposed implementing a seat capacity limit of 25.2 million at Dublin Airport for the Summer 2025 scheduling season.
• A former prosecutor claiming he faces years in jail following the 2016 coup attempt in Turkey was remanded in custody following his arrest at Dublin Airport for breaking immigration laws.
• It emerged a rescue helicopter is being forced to land more than three kilometres from Donegal’s main hospital because of health and safety concerns at its helipad.
• The remains of more than 1,600 cholera victims from the 1800s that were discovered during Luas works were buried in Glasnevin Cemetery.

INTERNATIONAL

View of burning pile of confiscated drugs, cigarettes and others goods which were seized from different areas during a Drug Destruction ceremony in India. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#WAR IN UKRAINE: A Russian strike on International Red Cross vehicles in eastern Ukraine killed three of the organisation’s workers.

#EUROPE: The European Central Bank has lowered its key interest rate by a quarter point, the second such cut this year as inflation steadily heads towards the two-percent target.

#NEW YORK Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has been indicted on additional sex crimes charges ahead of his retrial in New York, Manhattan prosecutors said at a hearing.

PARTING SHOT

The statue, created by artist Anto Brennan, was installed in Antrim Castle Gardens. PA PA

A new bronze statue commemorating the UK’s Queen Elizabeth II has come under fire after some online critics questioned its likeness to the late British monarch.

It was commissioned by Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council and is said to “capture Her Majesty in a dignified pose, reflecting her grace, steadfastness and lifelong dedication to public service”.

In response to the attention generated by the statue, the council acknowledged that art can prompt “diverse opinions” but said it was “delighted” with the “generally positive” response.