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

IRELAND

Ireland's Katie McCabe was recognised as one of world football’s elite this evening as she was nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’Or Féminin. Sam Boal Sam Boal

• Bus Éireann said that it has no intention of reversing its current policy of preventing those over the age of 70 from driving school buses.
• A 16-year-old boy has died in hospital after falling from a tractor in Co Galway last week. 
• The police federation for Northern Ireland unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in the PSNI deputy chief constable Mark Hamilton.
• RTÉ recorded a deficit of €2.8 million last year, according to its 2022 annual report.
• Micheál Martin said that using the term ‘apartheid’ to describe Israel’s treatment of Palestinians does not help resolve the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
• A man is in critical condition in hospital following an incident involving a “number of individuals” in Dublin yesterday.
• Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he has not been informed that the crumbling concrete issues impacting schools in the UK will have an impact in Ireland. 
• Varadkar also said the government is “seriously considering taking a case to the European Court on Human Rights” over the controversial Troubles Legacy Bill.

INTERNATIONAL

Torrential flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria have killed at least 11 people, as extreme heat has given way to heavy rain. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#GREECE A Syrian family deported from Greece by the EU border protection agency Frontex despite seeking asylum lost a legal fight for damages, according to an EU court ruling today.

#CONCRETE The UK Department for Education has published a list of nearly 150 education settings with collapse-prone reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Racc).

#DONETSK Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said a Russian strike on a market in east Ukraine had killed more than a dozen people and wounded more.

PARTING SHOT

The Forty Foot in Sandycove, Co Dublin Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

Today locals cooled down at the Forty Foot in Sandycove, as the warm weather showed no let up.

It is to stick around for a few days as a high temperature warning has been issued by Met Éireann. 

The Status Yellow high temperature warning has been issued for the whole country. It will kick in at 8am tomorrow and will remain valid until 8am on Saturday. 

Daytime temperatures in excess of 27 degrees in many areas away from coasts are expected with nighttime temperatures not dropping below 15 degrees.