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

IRISH

Little Matei Reut, aged 2, from Blanchardstown, is pictured playing with a straw fort as President Michael D Higgins officially opened the Commemorative Avenue in the Phoenix Park. Iain White / Fennell Photography Iain White / Fennell Photography / Fennell Photography

• A woman in her 50s died in a crash in Clare
• A petrol bomb was thrown at a house in Armagh 
• The M50 was jammers
• Irish players didn’t get a look in as the Euromillions was won
• Gardaí renewed an appeal for a missing Cavan man
• Gardaí were out in force to nab speeding drivers
• AIB and Bank of Ireland finished poorly in EU stress tests

INTERNATIONAL

Police cars block access to the site where a hot air balloon crashed, killing up to 16 people. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#TEXAS: Up to 16 people are dead after a hot air balloon crashed south of Austin.

#KHIZR KHAN: Donald Trump has hit back at the parents of a dead Muslim soldier who said he hadn’t sacrificed anything for America.

#FRANCE: A Muslim community has refused to help with the burial of a 19-year-old who slit the throat of a Catholic priest on Tuesday.

INNOVATION

• Did you know people still bought VCRs? The last few are rolling off the production line.
• Need help levelling up on Pokémon Go? Here’s a handy guide. [Geek.com]

PARTING SHOT

We all need a comprehensive, visually beautiful guide to making pancakes. Luckily, the New York Times has delivered.