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

IRELAND

Children with their artworks at the opening of the Rights in their Eyes - an exhibition by young artists inspired by children’s rights. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A man appeared before the courts this morning in relation to a fatal stabbing in Tallaght at the start of the year.
• The Marine Casualty Investigation Board has published its interim report into the death of Coast Guard volunteer Caitríona Lucas last year.
• Two women and a 7-year-old child died in a car crash in Co Mayo this afternoon.
• George Hook issued a full on-air apology for the comments he made about rape victims on Friday.
• Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan faced questioning after it emerged outgoing Garda Commissioner Nóirín O’Sullivan is reportedly to receive a €300,000 lump sum as well as a €90,000 pension following her retirement announcement.
• A brick was thrown through the window of an ambulance in Dublin this morning as staff transferred a patient to the Mater Hospital.
• It emerged that it is going to cost over €15 million to repair Donegal’s roads following the serious flooding there last month.
• A man is in a critical condition after he was injured in an apparent hit and run in Longford.

WORLD

A man leaves the metro station of Plaza Cataluña wrapped with an estelada or independence flag, during the Catalan National Day, in Barcelona. Santi Palacios / PA Santi Palacios / PA / PA

#THE N-WORD: YouTuber PewDiePie is in hot water again after he was heard using the N-word in his latest video.

#’HURRICANE’ IRMA: Although it has been downgraded to a tropical storm, Irma is still causing a huge amount of destruction across the US.

#ENGLAND: A woman who was found dead at the Bestival festival in Dorset was the daughter of Coronation Street actor John Michie.

PARTING SHOT

The Rubberbandits are winning praise for their latest song which tackles the issue of suicide and mental health in Ireland.