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

IRELAND 

Helen Vaughan Helen Vaughan

• Hundreds of people were told to evacuate Curracloe beach due to a large-scale dune fire 
• A man was killed after a motorcycle collided with a 4×4 vehicle near Laragh in Co Wicklow
• There were delays and diversions at Cork Airport after a private plane incurred a burst wheel on the main runway
• Reports last night that the GAA had agreed to hold the Liam Miller tribute match in Páirc Uí Chaoimh are untrue, one of the organisers of the event said
• The PSNI confirmed the death of a young boy (8) in a road crash near Banbridge
• The Irish Red Cross has had to let staff go and restructure the charity after a drop in donations contributed to financial pressure, it emerged
• Gardaí appealed for help tracing a teenage girl missing from Dublin since Thursday
• Over 150 politicians from the UK and Ireland signed a letter calling on the UK and Irish governments to liberalise abortion laws in Northern Ireland
• The latest political opinion poll showed a rise in support for Fine Gael, and a drop for Fianna Fáil
• Drug outreach services and needle exchange services in Dublin are reporting a high uptake in sterile crack pipes 

WORLD 

Visitors walk through the Sharjah Art Foundation's Rain Room installation in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. The art installation uses motion sensors to allow visitors to walk through it without getting wet. Jon Gambrell Jon Gambrell

#ACID ATTACK: A three-year-old boy has been seriously injured in a suspected acid attack in Worcester, England

#BREXIT THREATS: The new Brexit secretary has said  the UK will only pay its EU divorce bill if the remaining nations agree the framework for a future trade deal

#HOSTAGE SITUATION: A gunman took hostages at an LA supermarket after a gun battle with police, leaving a store employee dead before the suspect surrendered

PARTING SHOT

Two climbers from Ireland have ascended K2, the world’s second-highest mountain, in separate expeditions just 24 hours apart.

The peak is considered one of the most dangerous climbs in the world.

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