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

IRELAND 

It isn't US Independence Day until Monday, but celebrations were taking place in the US Ambassador's residence in the Phoenix Park earlier this evening. Pictured here is Amy Moore Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A man has been killed after being shot in the head in Dublin’s inner city.
• Serial killer Mark Nash is seeking Supreme Court damages over alleged delays to his own prosecution. 
• A man falsely accused of stealing a mop has lost a €75,000 defamation case. 
• Pylons in Lucan and Adamstown are being moved after years of campaigning. 
• Four counties are getting €3.5 million for Greenway projects. 
• Founder and former CEO of Console Paul Kelly has been asked to give back his People of the Year award. 
• A large investment firm is moving 100 jobs from London to Dublin – but not because of Brexit. 
• An Irish fan has been jailed for an incident during Euro 2016. 
• Newstalk’s Chris Donoghue and Ivan Yates have presented their last breakfast show together. 

WORLD 

A wreath laying ceremony at a Battle of the Somme commemoration in Thiepval, France earlier today Chris Radburn / PA Wire Chris Radburn / PA Wire / PA Wire

#TAIWAN: A Taiwanese warship accidentally fired a missile at a Chinese warship. 

#BREXIT: Here is who is in line to take over from David Cameron when he steps aside as PM later this year. 

INNOVATION 

• BMW is set to develop a fully self-driving car over the next five years. 
• Apple has rejected Spotify’s latest app update – and the music streaming service isn’t one bit happy about it. 

PARTING SHOT 

The weather’s been a bit hit and miss today, but Skycam Ireland has taken advantage of the nice weather over the past weeks to capture some pretty stunning drone footage of Sugarloaf Mountain in Wicklow.