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

IRELAND

Lauren O'Brien McEgan College McEgan College

• Lauren O’Brien, the 13-year-old girl who died in a crash at a racing competition in Co Cork yesterday, has been remembered as a “loveable rogue” with an “ever-present twinkle in her eye”.
• The Camogie Association says the rules around the wearing of skorts will remain as they are despite the efforts of Dublin and Kilkenny players who protested against the issue over the weekend.
• A tourist attraction in Co Donegal has closed indefinitely following a major fire that has destroyed half of the venue.
• Gardaí who trained up and qualified two years ago for the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) have still not been deployed despite staffing fears in some regions.
• Hundreds of people took part in an anti-abortion protest in Dublin city centre this afternoon.

INTERNATIONAL

Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday, May 5, 2025. Alamy Alamy

#ESCALATION Israel has approved plans to capture the entire Gaza Strip, with the Israeli army saying the offensive includes “moving most of the population” of Gaza.

#FIS FIGHT Foreign-produced films shown in the US will soon be slapped with a 100% tariff, US President Donald Trump has said.

#RE DO Right-wing nationalist George Simion has secured a decisive win in the first round of Romania’s repeated presidential election.

#WORLD WAR II Thousands of people lined the streets of London today as four days of commemorations began to mark eighty years since the end of the Second World War in Europe.

PARTING SHOT 

The UK's royal family pictured on the balcony of Buckingham Palace today. Alamy Alamy

King Charles III, Queen Camilla, the Prince of Wales, Prince George, the Princess of Wales, Prince Louis and Princess Charlotte were pictured today on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, London, where they were watching a fly past featuring at the end of the military procession marking the 80th anniversary of VE (Victory in Europe) Day.

Today’s commemorations in the UK were in honour of those who served during the Second World War.