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

IRELAND

Fota Wildlife Park has announced the birth of two critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemur babies, born on 21 April to first-time mother Romy and father Iray, following a gestation period of 102 days. Michael O'Sullivan / Fota Wildlife Park Michael O'Sullivan / Fota Wildlife Park / Fota Wildlife Park

• The record high temperature for the month of May in Ireland was (provisionally) broken once again, with Met Éireann recording 30.5C at its Shannon Airport climate station.
• A woman who had been arrested in connection with the disappearance and murder of Kyran Durnin was released without charge.
• The opposition expressed unhappiness with the government over its failure to include services in the Occupied Territories Bill, which was signed off by Cabinet this morning.
• A teenager is in a critical condition in hospital after he got into difficulty in the water at a lake in Co Monaghan.
• A garda station in the Co Wexford village of Blackwater was subjected to an arson attack in the early hours of this morning.
• The trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson took a major step forward with the swearing-in of a jury.
• Gardaí have made progress in their investigation into the death of Yves Sakila as they continue to focus on gathering evidence of what happened before interviewing the people who restrained him.
• Irish Rail will run extra trains this weekend to coincide with a number of concerts and festivals in Dublin.
• The government is pressing ahead with substantial curtailments to Ukrainian supports, with state accommodation for Ukrainians set to be withdrawn by March 2027.
• The government said it would oppose a Social Democrats bill that would restrict advertisements for zero and low alcohol drinks.
  

  INTERNATIONAL

  A man rollerblades past an Egyptian goose during the hot weather in Hyde Park, London. The record for the hottest May day has been broken again, with provisional temperatures reaching 35C. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#MIDDLE EAST: The US said an end to it and Israel’s war with Iran could “take days”, as it launched missile strikes amid the arrival of Iranian negotiators in Doha for the latest round of talks.

#BP: The oil giant ousted its Irish chairman Albert Manifold amid “serious concerns” about his conduct, just a few months after his appointment.

PARTING SHOT

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Let’s take a break from the heavy news on this very warm day, and focus on Love Island instead.

That’s because Galway footballer Seán Fitzgerald has been unveiled as a contestant on the new season of the show.

The 25-year-old primary school teacher stepped away from the Galway panel last week, so now instead of taking part in the county’s attempts to lift a first Sam Maguire since 2001, he will be lining out in Majorca. Not bad at all.