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

IRELAND

A Robin sings in one of the surviving trees in Dublin's Dodder Valley Park after many were vandalised on Monday. Photographer Photographer

• The garda who fatally shot George Nkencho in 2020 is not to face prosecution. 
• Aoife Johnston waited over 15 hours for life-saving antibiotics that didn’t come until it was too late, her inquest heard today.
• Union representatives told TDs and senators that the RTÉ newsroom is “falling apart” and that staff are still struggling to do their jobs. 
• Táinaiste Micheál Martin questioned how countries could cut funding to the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) following a trip to a Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan today as part of his official visit to the Middle East.
• Former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson was released on bail after appearing in Newry Magistrates’ Court charged with a number of historical sex charges, including one count of rape.
• President Michael D Higgins had a “mild stroke” during his health troubles last month, but he’s “fine now” after his release from hospital.
• A man with “paranoid schizophrenia” who told gardaí that he killed his younger brother and attempted to kill his father whilst under the influence of “airwave manipulation” was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
• Aaron Brady, who murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, was an enhanced prisoner in Mountjoy with unique access to a laptop when he is alleged to have conspired with another inmate to prevent a witness giving evidence at Brady’s trial, the Special Criminal Court heard.
• The trial related to the rape and murder of Armagh showjumper Katie Simpson was dramatically halted this morning after the accused was found dead at his home.
• Four people died on Irish roads in the space of 24 hours.

INTERNATIONAL

UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron visits the National Carpet Museum in Ashgabat in Turkmenistan during a visit to central Asia. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#MASS GRAVES The EU has backed a United Nations demand for an independent probe into the reported discovery of mass graves at two Gaza hospitals destroyed in Israeli sieges.

#HORSEPLAY Four people needed hospital treatment after seven British army horses bolted through central London after getting loose.

#OKLAHOMA A ten-year-old boy awoke to find his parents and three brothers dead in their Oklahoma City home, all fatally shot by his father, US police said. 

#TIKTOK The US Senate approved legislation requiring the wildly popular social media app TikTok to be divested from its Chinese parent company ByteDance or be shut out of the American market.

#USA The US Congress gave final approval to a bill which will deliver a $95 billion (€88.4 billion) aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan last night.

PARTING SHOT

TODAY THE ELECTORAL Commission issued advice to social media sites, search engines and political candidates about spreading misinformation in the build-up to the local, EU and Limerick mayoral votes on 7 June.

Some of that advice included warnings against the use of AI images, videos and audio to spread misinformation.

The Journal launched a new website yesterday called FactCheck Knowledge Bank, where you can find explainers on a range of topics that frequently come up in the news. 

There are articles on migration, climate change, social issues, conflict and you guessed it, elections. 

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