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

IRELAND

Mission accomplished: Rhasidat Adeleke celebrates as she crosses the line. Morgan Treacy / INPHO Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO

• The man (40s) arrested in relation to the bomb seized in Carrickmacross earlier this week has been charged and is due to appear before the Special Criminal Court at 9pm.
• DUP leader Gavin Robinson has said Ireland’s justice system has “serious questions to answer” after the 25-year-old woman charged in connection to the bomb seizure in Monaghan was released on bail. 
• Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after cars parked on Barrack street in Cahir, Co. Tipperary, some of which were owned by members of Cahir Fire brigade, were broken into overnight. 
• The gorse fire in Glencree valley, Co Wicklow, has been extinguished, while firefighters continue to tackle the blaze on Slievenamaon mountain in Tipperary. 
• Rhasidat Adeleke has qualified for the European Championships after she won the 200m at the National Track and Field Championships in 22.80 seconds.
• Siptu members at Ireland’s largest dementia facility have agreed to a meeting at the Workplace Relations Commission, averting strikes which were due to start on Monday. 
• A petrol bomb was thrown into a house in Co Derry in the early hours of this morning. 

INTERNATIONAL

Tour de France stage one. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#PARIS: The Tour de France final stage will be shortened tomorrow due to ongoing wildfires across the country. 

#WILDFIRE ACROSS EUROPE: Nearly 200,000 people have been evacuated from the southwest of France and from Spain due to ongoing wildfires in both countries.

#PROTESTS: India’s education minister has resigned after a week of protests over exam irregularities.

PARTING SHOT

Dublin City Council hosted a special civic welcome for Shamrock Rovers captain and Cabo Verde World Cup hero Pico Lopes at Lourdes Celtic FC in Crumlin today, the club where his football journey first began.

The event celebrated Pico’s remarkable achievements in football, including his role in helping Cabo Verde reach the last 32 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

The event was held at Eamonn Ceannt Park and saw young players, club representatives and members of the local community coming out to celebrate Lopes’ return to Dublin. 

Pico Lopes' homecoming to Ireland today. Aidan Oliver Weldon: www.aidanoliver.ie Aidan Oliver Weldon: www.aidanoliver.ie