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

IRELAND

Couples braving the summer rain at Farmleigh House in Dublin Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A woman in her 60s has been killed in a road crash in Cork. 
• The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank Sharon Donnery has said that rules on minimum deposits on mortgages will be staying in place.
• The government revealed today that a bill allowing Irish fathers to receive paternity leave and benefits after their child is born will be published tomorrow. 
• Irish politicians have spoken out about the abuse they’ve received online. 
• Gardaí in Cork have said that a fire at a restaurant started under suspicious circumstances. 
• Two men were questioned in Dublin today following arrests yesterday in connection with what is believed to be a gangland-related incident. 
• Large numbers of cyclists are presenting to Emergency Departments after crashing while taking photographs. 
• Gardaí in Meath are appealing for witnesses after a 25-year-old woman was killed in a two-car collision.  

INTERNATIONAL

Hot air balloons flying over London today Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire Dominic Lipinski / PA Wire / PA Wire

#JAPAN: Thousands of protesters have turned out on the island of Okinawa to protest against the US military presence. 

#MANCHESTER: Three 12-year-old girls have been hospitalised after taking ecstasy pills. 

#TRAGIC: 27-year-old Star Trek actor Anton Yelchin has been killed after being struck by his own rolling car in a tragic accident.

INNOVATION

• Keep your laptop plugged in all the time? You might want to keep an eye on that. 
• Think your school went to lengths to stop cheating? Algeria has temporarily blocked social media to prevent the problem in its schools. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

Dads – fair play to them. Seeing as today is Father’s Day, let us leave you with the 11 most Irish dad things to ever have happened. [Daily Edge]