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

IRELAND

Zara Murphy died while playing a football match on Thursday evening. Dundalk FC Dundalk FC

• Tributes were paid Zara Murphy after she died during a football match in Co Louth yesterday evening.
• The Government ratified that Hague Convention which protects adults who lack capacity at home and abroad
• Threats against politicians and Catholics appear on some loyalist bonfires ahead of The Twelfth
• President convened the Council of State over a Bill that will block Army from criticising the Government
• Funeral of Waterford father-of-four who died while on holidays in Magaluf will be held tomorrow
• Fine Gael MEPs are seeking that Hungary be blocked from voting in the EU
• A TD said the arrangement which saw a civil servant living in State-owned cottage for €104 per year  is ’not reasonable’.
• A Bus driver was shot with an air gun while sitting her in driver cab in Limerick City
• MEP Sean Kelly is looking for equality for the Irish language in European Parliament
• Hospital consultants are working more hours but seeing fewer patients
• The Irish economy is up 5% according to ‘deglobalized measure’ – but is down 5.5% when using GDP metric
• Plans lodged to extend DART services to Drogheda were described as a ‘significant step forward’
• Micheál Martin said attacks on civilian locations in Gaza are ‘clear violations of international law‘

INTERNATIONAL

Joe Biden's 'big boy' press conference was not enough to quell the worries and concerns of a numbers of Democrats in the United States last night. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#UNITED STATES: Biden said he is going to ‘complete the job’ but gaffes during a press conferences highlighted election concerns

#ARENGTINA: Two French rugby players were charged with aggravated rape in Argentina

#GAZA: Hospital running out of fuel for generators during one of Gaza’s bloodiest weeks

#UNITED KINGDOM: UK set to release thousands of prisoners to prevent ‘collapse’ of prison service

#EUROPEAN UNION: Blue check marks on X are deceiving users the EU Commission said.

#US COURTS: The lead detective in Alec Baldwin case is to testify amid claims convicted armourer may be called.

PARTING SHOT

taff from Connemara National Park and Muckross Traditional Farms were on hand to introduce the ponies to the wildflower meadow on the farm Valerie O'Sullivan Valerie O'Sullivan

These ponies got a new home today.

Cuddles and Maple, two very pretty Connemara Ponies, were introduced to Muckross Traditional Farms today.

Photographer Valerie O’Sullivan was down to grab some shots of them.

Cuddles (Left) and Maple (right) were rehomed today to Muckross Traditional Farms. valerie O'Sullivan valerie O'Sullivan

The Connemara pony is a very important heritage breed, native to the Connemara region of Co Galway.

Look at them go!

Maple (front) wants to make sure the photographer, Valerie O'Sullivan, got their good side. valerie O'Sullivan valerie O'Sullivan