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

IRELAND

Garda forensic officers near Connaughton Road, Sligo, today. Alamy Alamy

• Two separate investigations are currently underway in Sligo following the deaths of two men in separate incidents in a 24-hour period.
• The VAT rate was cut from 13.5% to 9% on energy bills until the end of October.
• A woman her 40s was arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of a woman (80s) was found in Dublin.
• Hotel beds being used to accommodate Ukrainian refugees are set to revert to tourist use ahead of the summer season.
• Plans to regulate the sale and distribution of turf from September have been paused, Leo Varadkar told Fine Gael TDs this evening.
• A man who suffered extensive injuries in a suspected homophobic attack said that more needs to be done to tackle hate-related violence.
• Nine landlords were sanctioned by the Residential Tenancies Board (RTB).

INTERNATIONAL

Exhumation of bodies from another mass grave in Bucha today. Pavlo Bahmut via Alamy Pavlo Bahmut via Alamy

#UKRAINE: Russia’s defence ministry claimed that more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers surrendered in Mariupol. Top Ukrainian officials insist the vital port city is still resisting.

#NEW YORK: Police arrested a suspect accused of shooting 10 people on a packed subway car, following a day-long manhunt for the fugitive gunman.

#UK: Sarah Everard’s killer Wayne Couzens has chosen a trial in front of a jury in the UK Crown Court to face four charges of indecent exposure.

PARTING SHOT

What a night for WNT 🙌

And typical of this team, they share it with their fans 👏#SWEIRL | #COYGIG | #OUTBELIEVE pic.twitter.com/z5fokmw3Zx

— FAI Women (@FAIWomen) April 13, 2022

Relive the highs of Ireland’s monumental result away to Sweden yesterday with Emma Duffy’s account of how the current squad is inspiring the next generation.