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

IRELAND

• All seats have been filled in every council as Newbridge completed their marathon count.
• Aer Lingus pilots voted for industrial action, but have yet to plan a strike
• A man appeared in court accused in church crypt fire that destroyed ‘priceless’ mummies
• An Irish music rights group took High Court action against Forest Fest music festival
• New laws cracking down on short-term lets pose threat to rural tourism, the Government was warned
• Michael O’Leary claimed return flights to Dublin could cost €1,000 at Christmas because of passenger cap
• The new RTÉ chair told politicians that the TV licence fee is ‘archaic and out of date‘
• Henry Winkler (AKA ‘The Fonz’) praised Dublin Fire Brigade after a fire broke out in Shelbourne Hotel.
• Gardaí launched an investigation after a rifle discovered in undergrowth in a North Dublin suburb
• A new report said there are no signs of improvement in quality of Irish lakes, estuaries and groundwaters.

INTERNATIONAL

A milk carton with a new tethered cap.

#THE NETHERLANDS: Three men were jailed for the murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter de Vries

#MALAWI: A state funeral will be held after Malawi’s vice president dies in plane crash along with eight others.

#GAZA: An UN investigation concluded that Israel is committing crimes against humanity in Gaza

#EU: What’s with these new lids? It’s the EU’s next step to cut down on single-use plastics

PARTING SHOT

Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan believes her time in Brussels is at an end. @thejournal_ie pic.twitter.com/5ZceBGh1Jc

— Niall O’Connor (@NiallJournal_ie) June 12, 2024

 No MEPs have been elected today, so far. Green Party MEP Grace O’Sullivan spoke to reporters, candidly, and said she believes she will not have enough transfers to be reelected.

Counts in Midlands-North West and Ireland South are still ongoing, but are expected to finish up a little earlier than usual tonight.