NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news…

A duckling having a swim in the University College Dublin lake this morning. Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRISH

• A eurozone official has said that it is “extremely unlikely” that Ireland will be given retroactive support for banks. [RTÉ News]
• Workers at Bausch + Lamb accepted cost cutting measures.
• The government defended its decision to restore its majority on the banking inquiry.
• Junior Minister Alex White reignited the row over whether the former garda commissioner was sacked by the Taoiseach.
• A 7-year-old boy who died after falling from a cliff was named.
• Gardaí investigated €400,000 in unauthorised tractions at a credit union.
• An expert panel urged Aer Lingus and the DAA to increase contributions to plug a multi-million hole in pension schemes.
• It was Bloomsday, and the National Library has digitised dozens of James Joyce’s poems, letters, and manuscripts.

WORLD

A man sits beneath road level with his face covered during a powerful dust storm in Jammu, India. AP Photo / Channi Anand AP Photo / Channi Anand / Channi Anand

#FRANCE: Michael Schumacher left the hospital where he was being treated following a ski accident last year.

#IRAQ: The United States to consider cooperating with Iran to resolve the crisis.

#LEBANON: The Taoiseach met with Irish peacekeeping troops.

#UKRAINE: Russia cut off gas supplies after talks failed to end a price dispute.

#UNITED KINGDOM: Forced marriages were banned.

INNOVATION

• A new cancer-fighting ‘miracle drug‘ has been fast-tracked for approval.
• The European Commission signed a ‘landmark agreement’ with South Korea to help develop 5G mobile technologies.
• Astronauts on the International Space Station delighted at news that they will (finally) be getting an espresso machine.

PARTING SHOT

Have  you dreamt of becoming a best-selling author, but you’re not quite sure how? There’s a boardgame for that, and you can play it online here. [Los Angeles Times]

Originally published 9pm

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