Stephen McDermott

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NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news. • Micheá Martin condemned Israel’s siege of the Gaza Strip as a war crime. • Former Armagh football captain Aidan Nugent appeared in court, charged with alleged sexual assault offences. • Salesforce was ordered to pay an employee €1,000 in the first-ever compensation awarded under remote working laws. • RTÉ journalists called on the broadcaster to boycott the Eurovision.

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Stephen McDermott

A KENTUCKY WOMAN was left in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her front doorstep. The surprise delivery was ordered by her young son while he played on her phone. Holly LaFavers says she tried stopping eight-year-old Liam’s Amazon order for about 70,000 Dum-Dum suckers before the treats arrived, but it was too late. Amazon had already delivered 22 cases to her home.

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US PRESIDENT DONALD Trump said Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen had agreed to halt attacks on shipping, in surprise remarks at the White House in which he gave no further details. “The Houthis have announced… that they don’t want to fight anymore. They just don’t want to fight. And we will honour that, and we will stop the bombings, and they have capitulated,” Trump said. In Yemen, three people have been killed and 38 wounded in Israeli strikes, Houthis’ media has said.

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Stephen McDermott

GERRY ADAMS HAS said he would not “speculate” on who was in the IRA, during a defamation case he has taken against the BBC. The former Sinn Féin leader said an attempt is being made to “smother” the jury in history as he was questioned over past statements and events during The Troubles. Adams faced cross-examination over his knowledge of who was in the IRA and the organisation’s rules, on which he repeatedly said he would not “speculate” in court.

1 week ago | thejournal.ie | Stephen McDermott

GARDA DETECTIVES CONDUCTED a “gold standard” interview with Richard Satchwell, who is accused of murdering his wife Tina Satchwell, a court has heard. The jury in the trial of Satchwell, who is accused of murdering Tina at their home in Co Cork between 19 and 20 March 2017, was told that he took part in an “enhanced cognitive interview” more than hour years after that date. The 58-year-old, from Grattan Street in Youghal, denies murdering his wife.