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

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IRELAND

• The sentence hearing of former hurling star DJ Carey was postponed until Friday after the court was told that he is in hospital
• Recent reports of financial matters at RTÉ relate to “legacy issues” at the national broadcaster, Minister for Media Patrick O’Donovan said today
• The Department of Education has contributed more than €4,000 to allow Wilson’s Hospital School to pay for security to stop Enoch Burke from trespassing on its grounds, the High Court heard
• Transport Infrastructure Ireland announced today that from the new year, tolls on the Dublin Port Tunnel, M50 motorway, and some national roads will increase
• President-elect Catherine Connolly visited Belfast today, as she kept her promise to make her first trip north
• Micheál Martin said it is “not fair” to suggest he does not listen to his party backbenchers, adding that he has had “very constructive” meetings with backbenchers since the presidential election
• British music retailer HMV will open its third shop in Ireland following the closure of all of its branches in the Republic in 2016 after it entered administration
• The parent company of Fastway couriers and Parcel Connect went into receivership and ceased trading with immediate effect last night – leaving many customers wondering what is going to happen to their packages.

INTERNATIONAL

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#GAZA: Dozens of Israeli air strikes last night killed at least 100 people in Gaza, according to the territory’s civil defence agency.

#TRUMP: US President Donald Trump said he is “not allowed” to run for a third term, acknowledging the limits laid out in the US Constitution.

#FRANCE: The suspects in the Louvre jewel heist “partially” admitted their participation and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said.

#MELISSA: Hurricane Melissa weakened to a category 3 storm before reaching Cuba today, US weather officials said.

PARTING SHOT

File image of guide dog puppies in training. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

A man in Westmeath found a large sum of cash “blowing in the wind” while out with his dog on 20 September 2024 and handed it into Mullingar Garda Station.

After 366 days with no owner coming forward, gardaí contacted him to inform him he could claim the money.

Last week, he collected the cash, reportedly “in the thousands,” and decided to donate the entire amount to Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind. 

Read more about his donation here.