{"id":642708,"date":"2026-08-18T00:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/642708\/"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:58:19","slug":"heres-what-happened-today-monday-%c2%b7-thejournal-ie-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/642708\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s What Happened Today: Monday \u00b7 TheJournal.ie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today\u2019s news.\n<\/p>\n<p>IRELAND<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787014697_32_.jpeg\"  alt=\"river (68)\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            The Rose of Tralee&#8217;s televised contest begins tonight                    Andres Poveda<\/p>\n<p>    Andres Poveda\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine Gael TDs<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/skyclarys-friedreichs-ataxia-7133607-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0met with the manufacturers of Skyclarys<\/a>, a drug for the rare disease Friedreich\u2019s Ataxia, today after <strong>pressure has been mounting<\/strong> on the government to intervene and reverse a HSE decision recommending against funding it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Two teenage boys\u00a0<strong>accused of attacking Alex Coughlan<\/strong>, who died after being severely injured in Blanchardstown in May, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/murder-trial-alex-coughlan-7133268-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be tried for murder<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>INTERNATIONAL<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787014698_554_.jpeg\"  alt=\"river (67)\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            Swansea&#8217;s streets were packed for Bonnie Tyler&#8217;s funeral                    Alamy<\/p>\n<p>    Alamy\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>#WALES\u00a0<\/strong>Fans filled the streets of Swansea as <strong>Bonnie Tyler\u2019s<\/strong> funeral procession <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/fans-arrive-hours-early-for-bonnie-tylers-funeral-7133160-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">made its way through the city.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#TRUMP\u00a0<\/strong>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/trump-bomb-threat-oman-7133733-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US president has threatened <\/a><strong>to bomb Oman<\/strong> if it \u201cgets in the way\u201d of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#RIP\u00a0<\/strong>American actress <strong>Hayden\u00a0Panettiere<\/strong>, best known for her roles in Heroes and Nashville, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/hayden-panettiere-dies-7132967-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">has died aged 36.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>#AUSTRALIA\u00a0<\/strong>Erin Patterson<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/australias-mushroom-murderer-erin-patterson-lodges-appeal-against-her-convictions-7132981-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> has launched and appeal<\/a> against her conviction in the <strong>toxic mushrooms<\/strong> triple-murder case.<\/p>\n<p><strong>#MIDDLE EAST\u00a0<\/strong>President Donald Trump\u2019s\u00a0envoy <strong>Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/strong> after holding talks with Hamas leaders, attempting to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/jared-kushner-to-meet-netanyahu-after-talks-with-hamas-on-gaza-peace-plan-7132974-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">revive a Gaza peace plan<\/a> that Israel has so far rejected.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><strong>#CAMBRIDGE\u00a0<\/strong>The university\u2019s chancellor has condemned the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/jason-arday-cambridge-death-7133376-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cracist feeding frenzy\u201d<\/a> around <strong>Jason Arday<\/strong>, who was found dead on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>PARTING SHOT\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1787014699_664_.jpeg\"  alt=\"download (8)\" class=\"alignnone inline-image\" \/><br \/>\n            Ellen Walshe                    INPHO<\/p>\n<p>    INPHO\n<\/p>\n<p>After their huge success at the European Atheletics Championships and the Aquatics Championships, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thejournal.ie\/kate-oconnor-ellen-walshe-2-7133580-Aug2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">heptathlete Kate O\u2019Connor and swimmer Ellen Walshe arrived home this afternoon.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dundalk\u2019s O\u2019Connor emerged victorious in the heptathlon in Birmingham on Saturday, while Dubliner, Walshe, excelled in the pool in Paris, taking home the top prize in the 200m and 400m individual medley events.<\/p>\n<p>Both women will now have their focus on preparing for the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO CATCH up? 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