Ireland celebrate coming second in the Vitality Women's Hockey World Cup Final at The Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre, London. Paul Harding Paul Harding

IRELAND

• Ireland’s women’s hockey team came runners-up in the Women’s Hockey World Cup final in London today. What an achievement!
• Health Minister Simon Harris hit back at Bishop Kevin Doran over his comments on contraception
• A 13-year-old died in a single-car collision in Co Mayo
• A body found in Wales in 1985 was confirmed to be that of Irishman Brendan Dowley
• The heatwave won’t be landing in Ireland
• The Public Services Card will be removed as a requirement for a theory test on 31 August
• The O’Donovan brothers won silver at the European Rowing Championships in Glasgow
• A man was shot and badly injured in west Belfast

INTERNATIONAL

#SWITZERLAND 20 people died after a vintage WWII plane crashed into a Swiss mountainside.

#UK The family of missing midwife Samantha Eastwood thanked supporters after her body was found by police.

#QUAKE A major earthquake struck Indonesia’s Lombok island, killing 19 people.

#BREXIT The UK trade secretary Liam Fox said that Britain is likely to leave the EU without a Brexit deal.

#VENEZUELA President Nicolas Maduro says he escaped an ‘assassination’ attempt that was claimed by a rebel group – it involved exploding drones.

PARTING SHOT

Richard E Grant is going to be one of the stars of the next Star Wars film – and this Twitter video about his excitement is a joy to behold.