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

IRELAND

Members of the Civil Defence pilot a drone near Annagh Head, Co Mayo, as the R116 recovery operation continues. Bad sea conditions hampered the search and recovery effort today. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

• ‘It is inevitable we will identify more examples of bad practice’ – the Garda Commissioner responded to this week’s stats revelations  
• There was heavy traffic on many routes as the all-out Bus Éireann strike continued
• There was some good news for Labour in the latest political opinion poll
• Shots were fired through the window of a home in Louth in the early hours of this morning, gardaí said
• Enda Kenny signed a ‘declaration of unity’ alongside fellow leaders as the EU marked its 60th anniversary 
• Dublin Zoo said it was confident it could keep its rhinos safe, as a Czech zoo took extreme measures to combat poaching
• If you’re still confused about the Garda breath test scandal, we published this handy explainer this morning 
• And – don’t forget – the clocks go forward tonight

WORLD

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and other senior Democrats. The party has been claiming a victory in the wake of the Republicans' decision to abandon a vote on repealing Obamacare. Andrew Harnik Andrew Harnik

#THE NEXT DAY: ‘Obamacare will explode’: Donald Trump has been back on Twitter, aiming to put the best possible spin on yesterday’s healthcare vote fiasco.

#BOXING DEATH: Police in the UK are investigating the death of a 17-year-old boxer who died shortly after an amateur match.

#HAN SO LOW: ’I'm the schmuck that landed on the taxiway’: Audio has been released of the conversation between Harrison Ford and the air traffic control tower at John Wayne Airport after Ford flew dangerously close to a passenger aircraft.

PARTING SHOT

In response to this week’s Westminster attack, actor Tom Hollander read William Wordsworth’s ‘Composed upon Westminster Bridge’ in the BBC’s Newsnight studios.

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