LAST UPDATE | 13 Apr
EVERY WEEKDAY EVENING, The Journal brings you five of the biggest stories of the day.
1. #FUEL PROTESTS: The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has strongly criticised the Minister for Communications and Media for his plans to seek a review of RTÉ and other news organisations’ coverage of the fuel protests.
2. #HOLY WAR: Pope Leo XIV has said he had “no intention to debate” with Donald Trump, after the US president criticised him over his comments on the US-Iran war.
3. #CONFIDENCE MOTION: The Dáil is set to vote tomorrow on a confidence motion in the government over its ongoing handling of the fuel crisis.
4. #BLOCKADES: All major roads – bar one – are not congested this evening, following a number of disruptions earlier this morning.
5. #HUNGARY: Hungary’s longest ruling prime minister Viktor Orbán failed in his bid for reelection after 16 years in power.