Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

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

IRELAND

• A man appeared in court charged with the murder of mother-of-three Yveta Donovalova in Waterford city. 
• Gardaí believe two feuding factions of young criminals in a Dublin housing estate are to blame for an incident in which an 11-year-old boy picked up a discarded gun and fired a shot.
• Gerry Hutch and five others officially registered as candidates for the Dublin Central byelection.
• Ministers confirmed fuel support payments will be made to farmers and agricultural contractors by the end of June.
• Tánaiste Simon Harris said the current scheme to house Ukrainian refugees is “not fair” and is in need of reform.
• The National Society for the Prevention of Animal Cruelty called for a ban on fox hunting using dogs, an end to sulky racing and horse-drawn carriages in city centres, and an end to State funding to the greyhound racing industry.
• The national housing charity warned that new rental rules have caused confusion among renters and landlords.
• Michael D Higgins returned €2.6 million to the State since the beginning of his fourteen-year presidency.
• A man died following a crash near Ballinasloe, Co Galway.
• Two new train stations are to be built in Cork. 

INTERNATIONAL 

#LONDON: A man suspected of stabbing two Jewish men in London has a “history” of violence and mental health issues, police said.

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#COLE ALLEN: An image included in a court filing by the US government of the man who has been charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at the White House correspondents’ dinner shows him with weapons minutes before the incident.

#SOCIAL MEDIA: Tech giant Meta was found in breach of EU digital law for failing to effectively prevent children under the age of 13 from accessing Facebook and Instagram.

PARTING SHOT

In case you missed it, Britain’s King Charles III is in full charm offensive mode as part of a four-day state visit to the United States.

Last night’s White House state dinner was probably the glitziest part of the trip, with both President Donald Trump and King Charles making toasts to a room of black-tied dignitaries.

Charles’ 15-minute speech was full of jokes – and some of them were quite good.

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