Politics Israel’s summoning of Irish ambassador ‘a bit of an overreaction’: Simon HarrisThe Minister for Further Education described the move as “a complete distraction”
Tech Facebook owner ‘knowingly designed its platforms to hook children’, court document saysMeta argued that age verification is a “complex industry challenge”
VIolence in Dublin Gardaí swarm O’Connell Street and make more arrests as trouble brews for a second nightA number of people were taken away in police vans following sporadic altercations
VIolence in Dublin Dublin burns as riot squad deployed to combat rioters and looters amid scenes of chaos Garda Commissioner orders Leinster House to be barricaded as a precaution as rioters cause chaos in city centre
UK Politics Braverman accused of ’emboldening’ far right after clashes with policeScottish First Minister Humza Yousaf said Home Secretary had encouraged them with her inflammatory rhetoric
Politics Taoiseach to raise LGBT rights with South Korean PresidentLeo Varadkar is in South Korea at present on a trade mission
UK Politics Keir Starmer: Labour is ‘redrawing the British political map’ following by-election victoriesThe results echoed Labour’s victory in a 1996 by-election that preceded Tony Blair’s 1997 general election landslide
UK UK economy in ‘horrible’ bind with no room for tax cuts as recession looms, report findsThe IFS said there was little toom for tax cuts “any time soon”, based on the state of the nation’s public finances
Politics Polish opposition leader says ‘democracy has won’ as he claims election winDonald Tusk, former president of the EU Council, declared victory for his opposition coalition
US Trump executive says ‘presidential premium’ was floated to boost net worthTrump is expected to return to court for the trial next week when fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen is scheduled to take the witness stand
Media BBC reaches ‘£9m’ settlement with Andrew Flintoff over Top Gear crashBoth Flintoff and the BBC are “satisfied” with the agreement, say reports
budget 2024 Budget will help people before Christmas – Varadkar The Budget 2024 package is set at €6.4 billion
Companies Ladbrokes owner Entain slashes outlook for online revenuesThe company said it was speeding up its transformation plans
Politics More discussion needed on united Ireland – Varadkar The Taoisech has said he would like to see a united Ireland in his lifetime
Oil Saudi Arabia will extend oil production cut to the end of SeptemberThe move is an attempt to boost flagging energy prices
Climate & Environment Scientists say North Atlantic heatwave could be ‘catastrophic’ for fish stocksSoaring ocean temperatures have been classified as “beyond extreme”
Companies First quarter sales drop at VodafoneThe company said its total revenues fell by 4.8 per cent on a reported basis to €10.7 billion
Tech Tech giants including Amazon and Meta agree to Biden’s artificial intelligence safeguards Some advocates said the move is a start, but that more needs to be done
