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

IRELAND 

Chief exhibitions officer Darragh Shanahan doing the final touches before the opening of The Memories of Others exhibition in the Photo Museum Ireland Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Taoiseach Simon Harris has said Ireland will “fully” comply with the EU Migration Pact and establish reception centres (also known as arrival centres) for those who arrive in Ireland seeking asylum.
• Harris also said it is “highly likely” that more EU countries will join Ireland and Spain’s plans to formally recognise the State of Palestine. 
• A man has died following a two-car collision in Co Kerry last night and another man has died following a crash between a car and a lorry in Cork this morning. 
• Fianna Fáil has decided not to invite the Israeli or Russian ambassador to its Ard Fheis which is taking place in Dublin this weekend. 
• Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said that fears about the impacts of proposed hate speech legislation are unfounded.
• The Government is set to consider postponing the upcoming patent referendum at next week’s Cabinet meeting. 
• Aaron Brady, who shot and killed Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe, has pleaded guilty to perverting the course of justice during his murder trial in 2020.
• The jury at the Stardust inquests has sought further legal guidance on the seventh day of their deliberations into the cause of death of the 48 victims of the fire.
• A man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old girl on a Ryanair flight from Manchester has been handed a suspended sentence.

INTERNATIONAL

Business woman Truong My Lan, front center, attends a trial in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#OJ SIMPSON: OJ Simpson, the former professional American football player whose murder trial gripped and divided the United States, has died at the age of 76. 

#AVALANCHE: Two Dutch skiers have died following an avalanche in the Austrian province of Tyrol, police have said.   

#VIETNAM: A property tycoon in Vietnam has been sentenced to death after being found guilty of corruption that led to an estimated €25 billion in damages as part of a sweeping government crackdown.

PARTING SHOT

Ryan Tubridy is starting a podcast about books called The Bookshelf, with the first episode due to come out on Tuesday. 

The former RTÉ Radio and Late Late Show presenter has never been shy about telling audiences of his love for literature and listeners will now be able to hear him do it on a weekly basis. 

The format of the show will see a different guest on each episode to “discuss their life through the prism of books”. 

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