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

IRELAND

The last round of Electric Picnic tickets sold out in 15 minutes today. Alamy Alamy

• Tánaiste Simon Harris said the EU remains ready to negotiate with the US over global tariffs
• People Before Profit TD Richard Boyd Barrett announced he is to begin treatment for throat cancer
• Firefighters battled a large overnight gorse blaze in Donegal
• There could be additional limits to private car use in Dublin city centre by the summer
• A school paid tribute to Ula Grigaityte (6), who was killed while cycling in Galway
• Electric Picnic is now officially sold out, after the final round of tickets were sold this morning
• A 47-year-old man in Newry was arrested after another man, 20s, was stabbed in his leg
• Investigations were launched after a major wildfire in Co Mayo closed hiking trail
• The Irish stock market plummeted as China slammed tariffs as ‘economic bullying’
• Man who beat ‘best friend’ with baseball bat during fishing trip was given a life sentence for murder
• Leaving Cert examiners offered a €100,000 contract to research how AI can be used to correct papers
• Darragh O’Brien said the pre-election claim 40,000 homes would be built didn’t damage trust in Government

INTERNATIONAL

Video footage emerged this week of the attack by Israeli forces. Alamy Alamy

#GAZA: Israel’s military chief ordered a deeper probe into attack on Gaza ambulances

#LUXEMBOURG: The EU’s trade chief urged the US to negotiate on tariffs

#WASHINGTON: Trump, meanwhile, threatened China with more tariffs

#WHITE HOUSE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attended the White House today

PARTING SHOT

Sabine Smith, Violette Smith and Hannah Longo enjoy an ice cream in Dublin. © RollingNews.ie © RollingNews.ie

There was plenty of sun today as Met Éireann this morning told the public to expect good weather for the rest of the week.

Friends Sabine Smith, Violette Smith and Hannah Longo were snapped by RollingNews’s Sasko Lazarov eating an ice cream while relaxing in Merrion Square and enjoying in the glorious sunny weather in Dublin.