Here's What Happened Today: Monday

20 Jul 2026, 20:16 by Eoghan Dalton, https://www.thejournal.ie/author/eoghan-dalton/ · TheJournal.ie

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

IRELAND

People enjoying the sunshine in Skerries in Co Dublin today. Sasko Lazarov / Photocall IrelandSasko Lazarov / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

The government agreed to ban e-scooters for under-18s from next month, delaying a decision on an outright ban for now.
Responding to the news, the Dublin Commuter Coalition said that upping the age limit on the e-scooter ban from 16 to 18 will push more people into cars and result in more congestion.
A man in his 30s who died at the Love is a Stranger festival in Castlelyons, Co Cork was named locally as DJ Mark O’Brien.
Housing minister James Browne wants to decrease the amount of affordable housing of offer in some new estates.
A man appeared in court charged with dangerous driving in connection with an incident in Skerries over the weekend.
The warm weather is sticking around, but there’s a bit of drizzle on the way this week.
A man was found guilty of the murder of a 61-year-old man at his home in Macroom, Co Cork, having suffered 11 stab wounds and 19 slash wounds.
A convicted sex offender described by a High Court judge as a “danger to young girls” was jailed for 11-and-a-half years for the rape of a teenage girl.
Gogglebox Ireland is coming back for another season and looking for a new set of stars to join the show.

INTERNATIONAL

Andy Burnham, new British Prime Minister, arrives at 10 Downing Street, where he addressed the press and his supporters outside his new residence. Alamy Stock PhotoAlamy Stock Photo

#NEW BOSS Andy Burnham made a swathe of promises in his first speech as UK prime minister, pledging to bring about “the biggest changes in the last 40 years”, as he became the seventh leader of the country in a decade.

#WIDDECOMBE DEATH A 28-year-old man was charged with the murder of former MP Ann Widdecombe.

#THE CHAMPS Spain’s World Cup winners have returned home, where the 26-man squad were due to meet with Spain’s royals and prime minister Pedro Sanchez before boarding an open-top bus for a parade through central Madrid.

PARTING SHOT

“If you have opted to go for cheaper servicing outside of the network, then this gives the manufacturer an out in giving you much in the way of support, so it can be a wise investment to spend that little bit more, especially if you intend to keep the car for a long period of time.”

Our motoring columnist Paddy Comyn examines the costs involved in maintainance for a plug-in hyrbid.