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

IRELAND

Gaby Patino from Carrigaline crossing the finish line of the 10K with her daughter Meghan Martinez at the Cork City Marathon. Darragh Kane Darragh Kane

• Fine Gael MEP candidate Regina Doherty has said that the EU is already using non-EU countries for outsourcing asylum processing, a statement the party sought to clarify.
• Gardaí were investigating the discovery of a man’s body at a residence in Co Monaghan last night.
• The Journal‘s Jane Matthews hit the campaign trail in Drogheda today ahead of the local election vote on 7 June. 
• Forest owners said their land is ‘valueless’ due to ash dieback disease. 
• Now may be the time for customers to consider moving their money, Paul O’Donoghue wrote, after a new Revolut savings scheme was introduced. 
• Despite recent statements from Irish leaders, the prospect of EU sanctions for Israel remain a ‘non-starter’, one expert explained.

INTERNATIONAL

Newlyweds Rupert Murdoch and Elena Zhukova. PA PA

#ISRAEL Mediators in Hamas-Israel negotiations urged both parties to accept a ceasefire deal despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying that his goal of destroying Hamas had not changed. 

#CZECHIA At least 13 people were injured by a lightning strike in Czechia. 

#NEWLYWEDS Media mogul Rupert Murdoch tie the knot for the fifth time over the weekend. 

#SOUTH AFRICA The African National Congress party was talking to all other political parties in an effort to form a coalition government.

#MEXICO: Voters went to the polls in Mexico today with two women leading the race for the first time.

PARTING SHOT

WE ALL NEED and deserve a safe and secure place to live. No matter who we are; what we look like; or where we come from, this human need connects us all. There’s not one of us who isn’t affected in some way, be it ourselves, our children, friends or family.

Leigh Brosnan of Uplift’s Gaffs4All campaign highlights what more can be done to utilise the many derelict buildings around the country.

You can read here full article here.