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

Affordable Ireland Campaign pre-Budget protest, march and rally. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• A woman in her 40s died in a workplace incident on Friday in Kilmeedy, Co Limerick. 
• The Irish Prison Service said it is working closely with the HSE in response to a “number of overdose presentations in custody” at Midlands Prison on Friday.
• RTÉ has confirmed it will broadcast the Nations League matches between Ireland and Israel; however, there will be no studio presentation or studio punditry.
• Nikita Hand has spoken in her first ever interview about the trauma she suffered at the hands of former MMA fighter Conor McGregor, after a jury found him liable for sexually assaulting her in a Dublin hotel in 2018. 
• A man in his 40s who was arrested in connection with the discovery of six people inside a lorry trailer at Rosslare Europort in Co Wexford has been released without charge.
• Some Sinn Féin staff considered resigning en masse in protest over the party’s handling of a senator who allegedly sent inappropriate messages to a 17-year-old.
• Online shoppers are being saddled with extra charges by delivery companies for them to manage the EU’s new €3 customs charge.

INTERNATIONAL

Arsenal's perfect start to their Premier League title defence came off the rails in a 3-0 thrashing by Brighton. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#PHILADELPHIA: British pop star Ed Sheeran will return to the stage this evening in the US for the first time since his ‘Loop’ tour was thrown into chaos after rapper Macklemore was cancelled as a support act for making pro-Palestine comments on stage. 

#GREENLAND: Denmark has today hailed a “binding” deal announced by US President Donald Trump to give Washington “permanent control” over Greenland’s security and bar Russian and Chinese bases from the Arctic territory.

#ROYAL ROW: Fresh claims made by Earl Spencer have been published as he doubled down on his allegation the King said “we’ll forget her soon enough” after Diana, Princess of Wales died.

#UKRAINE: The US has approved a potential $2.68 billion (€2.34 billion) sale of air defence equipment to Ukraine on Friday, after Kyiv made repeated pleas for support to fend off Russian attacks.

PARTING SHOT

Hundreds of events took place across the country on Friday night for Culture Night.

The annual event, held by the Arts Council and Local Authorities, is designed to celebrate and showcase arts and culture in Ireland – with over one million people taking part last year.

Over 350 events took place in Dublin alone, while Cork had so much going on it was divided up into city and county events.