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

IRELAND

Olympic gold medal winner Kellie Harrington on the stage in her beloved northside inner city, exhorting children to engagie in Shadow Boxing at the Swellfest Festival in Mount joy Square in Dublin at lunchtime today. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• The UK government will not fund Casement Park redevelopment in time for Euro 2028, it announced.
• A businessman based in Dublin has been accused of money laundering connected to international €9.7 million ‘zombie’ Apple iPhones operation.
• There will be a ‘significant’ increase in deportations, the Head of the Garda National Immigration Bureau said in an interview with The Journal’s Niall O’Connor.
• A man (21) has been arrested on suspicion of murder of 43-year-old Rachel Simpson in east Belfast last night.
• Gardaí are investigating an incident of criminal damage by fire at a house in Charlesville, Co Cork last night as a result of a feud between two families.
• Minister Roderick O’Gorman strongly criticised Coolock Says No after the group published personal details of a family online.
• A hotel has told the Department of Integration that it will lower its rates to ‘avoid further displacement’ of Ukrainians.
• Aontú leader Peader Tóibín said more needs to be done for accountability in the civil service and political life in an interview with The Journal’s Muiris O’Cearbhaill. 

INTERNATIONAL

Silent Singer meets musicians from ELX parade from the Edinburgh Lindy Exchange on city's streets before their 'Swing on the Mound' outside the National Galleries. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#UKRAINE: Starmer and Biden came to a ‘strong position’ on conflict in Ukraine following a meeting yesterday.

#RUSSIA: Russia said today that it has swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers for an equal number of Russian POWs in an exchange deal.

#FRANCE: Thousands of protestors in France took to the streets as the trial of Dominique Pelicot continues. 

#UGANDA: The funeral for murdered Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei was held in Uganda today.

#GAZA: Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 14 people overnight, civil defence officials said.

PARTING SHOT

Eimear Considine scores a try against Australia. Dan Sheridan / INPHO Dan Sheridan / INPHO / INPHO

THE RETURNING EIMEAR Considine was amongst the try-scorers as Ireland convincingly defeated Australia in a women’s rugby international test at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast this afternoon, Daire Walsh reports from Kingspan Stadium.

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