The Fix

The most important Irish and international stories you need to know today.

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

Herbert Gallagher and his dog Dolly enjoy today’s warm, sunny weather in the Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• A man was killed, and two other people were injured in a crash between Virginia and Cavan.
• Gardaí had sighted a suspected stolen car with eight young people onboard a short time before it drove onto the M50 and collided with a motorist, sources have told The Journal.  
• Two men who helped rescue a pair of teenage sisters from the third-floor of a burning building in Galway last week have downplayed their heroics and insist that they were just doing their best.
• A €500 million UK-Ireland interconnector project had to be rerouted to avoid the “grave” of a Harry Potter character.
• Applications are set to open this week for the launch of 40 one-bedroom “affordable” apartments in south Dublin.
• A Wexford GP has been found guilty of professional misconduct over posts on social media during the Covid-19 pandemic which were highly critical of public health measures introduced to tackle the virus.
• Sculptor Vincent Browne has died at the age of 78.
• Pubs in Co Mayo enjoyed bumper trade in the days following the county’s first All-Ireland senior football title in 75 years.

INTERNATIONAL

Residents look for survivors through the rubble of a collapsed building after an earthquake struck Pereira, Colombia Alamy Alamy

#EARTHQUAKE: Columbia’s president Abelardo de la Espriella has declared a state of emergency after a powerful earthquake struck the west of the country and killed 111 people.

#ZUCKERBER’S LOVE LETTER: Everyone should have access to superintelligence, Mark Zuckerberg has argued in a long-read essay, as his tech giant Meta released its new scaled-down AI model Muse Glimmer. 

#WHITE HOUSE: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has given another hint that she’s considering a 2028 presidential run.

PARTING SHOT

Sarah Lavin of Ireland during the Women's 100m Hurdles Round 1 on day one of the 2026 European Athletics Championship Alamy Alamy

It was disappointment for Sarah Lavin at the European Athletics Championships, as the Emerald AC athlete failed to progress through the heats in the 100m hurdles despite running a season-best time.

Lavin (32) finished sixth in her heat at 13.07 (+0.6) (SB), placing 15th overall, missing out on progression to the semi-finals in Birmingham.

Meanwhile, Ciara Neville (26) finished eighth in her 100m semi-final, clocking 11.57 (+1.1) running in lane nine.

Earlier, Irish national champion Neville had progressed from the heats after finishing fifth in her wind-assisted heat in 11.29 seconds – placing 10th overall.