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

IRELAND

The local and European elections took place today, with the first ever mayoral elections in Ireland taking place in Limerick city. © RollingNews.ie © RollingNews.ie

• Voters across Ireland went to the polls to cast their ballots in the local and European elections today.
• The Garda Armed Response unit attended the scene of a dog attack in Co Cork last night where a pitbull terrier had attacked and injured two people.
• Sinn Féin called for more funding to be given to the Road Safety Authority after the State-run organisation proposed a hike to the price of a NCT.
• Two investigations have been launched after more than 300 fish were found dead in a Co Donegal river yesterday.
• A man was charged in court in relation to the murder of Josip Štrok in Clondalkin, Dublin.
• Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary is to appear before TDs next week to discuss the impacts of the Dublin Airport passenger cap.
• The Royal Air Force assisted the Irish Coast Guard off the Cork coast this morning during a rescue operation
• Taylor Swift is soon to be in Dublin with a revamped Eras Tour show, find out the latest here.
• Over 120 birds were rescued from a ‘deplorable’ hoarding situation in the midlands
• A University of Galway student appeared before the courts charged with stalking and harrassing a politician.

INTERNATIONAL

British PM Rishi Sunak had to apologise today for leaving an international D-Day commemoration event early so that he could do an election TV interview. Alamy Alamy

#GAZA: Palestinian cancer patients are at risk of being sent back to Gaza from Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, where some are receiving life-saving treatment.

#GREECE: The search for missing TV doctor Michael Mosley in Symi continued today, with divers searching the water around the island.

#UNITED KINGDOM: Rishi Sunak apologised for leaving international D-Day ceremony for election TV interview

#UNITED STATES: Widow of Hunter Biden’s brother told a court she ‘panicked’ when she found a revolver in the President’s son’s truck.

PARTING SHOT

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President Michael D. Higgins received the Agricola Medal from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation today at Áras an Uachtaráin in Dublin, to recognise his contributions to global food security, poverty alleviation, and nutrition. 

The President has written extensively on the topic of food security for many years.

Today, President Higgins gave an acceptance speech in which he said there was much more to be done and advocated for the use of tools and analysis to combat food insecurity.