IRELAND

Harrington House hostel, where a 24-year-old man died following an attack in the early hours of this morning. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• A man in his 20s died following an attack at a Dublin hostel in the early hours of this morning.
• Robert Watt rejected “most” of the findings in the report into the botched secondment of Dr Tony Holohan during an Oireachtas committee hearing.  
• Stephen Silver was dealt a life sentence with a minimum of 40 years in prison for the capital murder of Detective Garda Colm Horkan. 
• A man who was seriously burned after a fire at a medical devices manufacturer in Co Cork was on life support, according to his family.
• A schoolboy who was murdered in Limerick four years ago died from massive blood loss after being beaten with a hammer and stabbed over 20 times by his uncle, his inquest heard.
• Minister Simon Coveney said invalid notices to quit should be challenged by tenants. 
• Political leaders in Northern Ireland were urged to restore Stormont on the final day of the Good Friday Agreement summit.
• Plans by the UK Government to test a new emergency alert system on Sunday could be received by some people living in or visiting border counties. 
• Skeletal remains, thought to be historic, were found on a building site in Dublin.
• The Oireachtas Committee on Assisted Dying got underway after months of delay.
• A man who claims he wrote one of the songs on a U2 album said he intends to “appeal to the Supreme Court” a High Court ruling that the band’s bassist Adam Clayton should not have to answer certain pre-trial questions.

INTERNATIONAL

An officer goes under a piece of crime scene tape, a day after a shooting at a teenager's birthday party in a dance studio in Alabama. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#SUDAN The European Commission spokesperson has said Irish diplomat Aidan O’Hara was attacked during an armed robbery at his residence in Sudan on Monday.

#ALABAMA Police in the US arrested two teenagers and charged them with murder over a “Sweet 16″ birthday party shooting in a small Alabama town that left four people dead and 32 injured.

#MARADONA An Argentine appeals court today confirmed that eight medical professionals accused of responsibility in the death of football legend Diego Maradona will stand trial.

#SNP SCANDAL The Scottish National Party’s treasurer said he would step down after he was arrested in connection with a police investigation into the party’s finances. 

PARTING SHOT

The Journal's FactCheck team collecting the media literacy award. Maxwell Photography Maxwell Photography

Two separate outfits at The Journal were recognised for their work over the past 24 hours. The first was Redacted Lives, a six-part documentary series, which won a silver trophy at a prestigious radio awards.

The podcast tells the real story of mother and baby homes in Ireand, and it was recognised by the New York Festivals Radio Awards – the ceremony showcases world-class storytellers from around the globe.

Next up was recognition for the FactCheck team at this year’s inaugural Media Literacy Awards.

The team was recognised for providing good information to the public to make the best decisions on matters that impact their lives and society, and for providing tools for citizens to identify suspicious content and to seek out quality information for themselves.

You can read more about The Journal’s FactCheck work here and read our previous FactCheck articles here.

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