{"id":613085,"date":"2026-07-31T08:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/613085\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T08:21:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T08:21:30","slug":"heres-what-happened-today-thursday-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/613085\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s what happened today: Thursday \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today\u2019s news.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785486089_667_.jpeg\"  alt=\"Glen Hansard event-6_90752564\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            Some of the musicians who played at the memorial event in Dublin.                    Leah Farrell \/ Rolling News<\/p>\n<p>    Leah Farrell \/ Rolling News \/ Rolling News<\/p>\n<p>IRELAND<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Garda\u00ed are continuing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/investigation-into-glen-hansard-death-7117343-Jul2026\/?utm_source=thejournal&amp;utm_content=top-stories\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">investigate the death<\/a> of Oscar-winning singer <strong>Glen Hansard.<\/strong>\n<\/li>\n<li>In Dublin city, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/glen-hansard-7117256-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">musicians gathered<\/a> at the Luke Kelly Statue near the Gaiety Theatre this evening to <strong>sing together<\/strong> and remember Hansard, and the public came out in their droves to sign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/glen-hansard-book-7117502-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hansard\u2019s Book of Condolence<\/a> at The Mansion House.<\/li>\n<li>\n<strong>Daniel Kinahan<\/strong> has failed in his bid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/daniel-kinahan-coming-to-a-courtroom-near-you-ireland-garda-dubai-7117601-Jul2026\/?utm_source=thejournal&amp;utm_content=top-stories\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">block his extradition from Dubai<\/a> and now will be brought home to face trial in Ireland.<\/li>\n<li>A 17-year-old male has been found <strong>guilty<\/strong> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/17-year-old-found-guilty-of-murder-of-postman-barry-daly-7117905-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">murder of a postman<\/a> who was discovered in a pool of blood outside his home in Doneraile, Co Cork in October of last year.<\/li>\n<li>A medical student has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/medical-student-ucd-withdraws-appeal-high-court-dismissal-7117755-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">withdrawn her appeal<\/a> against the High Court\u2019s decision to reject her claim that <strong>University College Dublin<\/strong> did not make adequate allowances for her academic progression after she did not pass six second-year modules.<\/li>\n<li>The grounds of <strong>Crumlin GAA club<\/strong> were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/crumlin-gaa-fire-car-7117607-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">targeted twice in two days<\/a> by criminal damage.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>government<\/strong> cleared the next hurdle in a major multi-million euro <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/dod-procurement-primary-radar-bit-by-bit-air-irish-defence-forces-7116729-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">military Primary Radar project<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785486089_335_.jpeg\"  alt=\"several-migrants-are-attempting-to-swim-across-the-border-on-30-july-2026-in-ceuta-spain-hundreds-of-people-of-maghreb-origin-have-crossed-into-ceuta-from-morocco-this-morning-either-by-swimming-o\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            People attempting to enter Ceuta by sea.                    Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n<p>    Alamy Stock Photo\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>#IRAN:<\/strong>\u00a0An Iranian strike has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/us-military-completes-heavy-wave-of-strikes-on-iran-after-american-bases-in-jordan-targeted-7117214-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">severely damaged a Chinese firm\u2019s building in northern Kuwait<\/a>, killing a worker, officials said, hours after Jordan\u2019s air defences shot down five missiles launched from Iran.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#JARED LETO:<\/strong>\u00a0Four women have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/jared-leto-sexual-misconduct-claims-7117233-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">publicly accused Oscar-winning actor Jared Leto of criminal sexual misconduct<\/a> in a BBC investigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#WORLD CUP:<\/strong>\u00a0Uefa, the governing body of football in Europe, has said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/uefa-says-all-european-teams-will-boycott-world-cup-7117923-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">no European national teams will participate in any Fifa competitions<\/a> until the proposal to sell off part of the body to investors is scrapped.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#CEUTA:<\/strong>\u00a0Hundreds of people have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/ceuta-migrants-swim-morocco-7117813-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">entered the Spanish territory of Ceuta today<\/a>, a small exclave on the North African coast, by swimming around border barriers in large crowds.<\/p>\n<p>PARTING SHOT<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1785486090_886_.jpeg\"  alt=\"two bed homes\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n                                Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n<p>    Alamy Stock Photo\n<\/p>\n<p>What if we\u2019re overlooking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/two-bedroom-terrace-houses-ireland-7117419-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a simpler answer to Ireland\u2019s housing crisis<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>This week\u2019s Housing Essay comes from former senior planner Dr Nicholas Mansergh, who argues policymakers have become too focused on apartments while overlooking the potential of two-bedroom terrace houses.<\/p>\n<p>He says building more of these homes in suburban developments could improve affordability without significantly reducing housing density, writing: \u201cFrom a cost point of view, a new two-bedroom terrace house is the natural starter home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rather than relying on apartment subsidies, Mansergh argues the State should require a greater proportion of terrace houses in new developments to increase supply where homes can be built more cheaply.<\/p>\n<p>Read Dr Nicholas Mansergh\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/two-bedroom-terrace-houses-ireland-7117419-Jul2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">full Housing Essay here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO CATCH up? 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