IMAGE Business Club members on the small habits that have improved their productivity
IMAGE Business Club members on the small habits that have improved their productivity

Sarah Finnan

Tried & Tested: IMAGE staff shares their favourite hydration hero
Tried & Tested: IMAGE staff shares their favourite hydration hero

IMAGE

Weekend Guide: 9 of the best events happening across Ireland
Weekend Guide: 9 of the best events happening across Ireland

Sarah Gill

Co-founder of the Hygiene Hub Ciára Dalton: ‘I wanted to make a tangible difference’
Co-founder of the Hygiene Hub Ciára Dalton: ‘I wanted to make a tangible difference’

Sarah Finnan

Winter wreaths you can use year after year
Winter wreaths you can use year after year

Megan Burns

There’s a new hydration mist on the market, and it didn’t come to play
There’s a new hydration mist on the market, and it didn’t come to play

IMAGE

Long live Irish shopping: inside Irish boutiques
Long live Irish shopping: inside Irish boutiques

Sarah Finnan

Dr Caroline West’s guide to talking to your teenagers about consent
Dr Caroline West’s guide to talking to your teenagers about consent

Megan Burns

This Art Deco Donnybrook house has been adapted for multi-generational living
This Art Deco Donnybrook house has been adapted for multi-generational living

Megan Burns

Havana Boutique owner Nikki Creedon on subversive monochrome
Havana Boutique owner Nikki Creedon on subversive monochrome

Suzie Coen

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July 18: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds


By Sarah Gill
18th Jul 2022
July 18: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Your speedy summary of today's must-read stories.

Call for ‘careful consideration’ of proposals to cross-examine references in rape trials

Introduced in court after a verdict has been delivered with the aim of reducing the length of sentencing, the amount of character references given to convicted criminals in rape and sexual assault trials has come into question. There are now fresh calls to change this system in order to make proceedings less intimidating for survivors, though it’s said that this could have wider impacts for the Irish justice system.

thejournal.ie

Ukrainian government shakeup

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced that he has fired two of his top law enforcement officials, including his security chief. He has cited hundreds of cases of treason, and collaboration with Russia. This is the biggest change in Ukrainian government since the Russian invasion began in February.

The Irish Times

Temperatures could reach up to 32 degrees

Met Éireann have issued a status yellow high temperature warning across the entire country that remains valid until midnight tonight. Temperatures are poised to reach from 26°C to 32°C, so make sure to stay in the shade, lather on the SPF, and remain well hydrated.

RTÉ

Junior Cycle Sex Education syllabus set to be revamped

The current (20 year old) syllabus is being brought into the modern world with the latest announcement that Sex Education within the Junior Cycle will expand to cover consent, gender stereotyping, wellbeing, relationships, online pornography and the sharing of sexual images. Minister for Education Norma Foley has described this proposal as “a step in the right direction.”

The Irish Examiner

Three killed at Indiana shopping centre

Three people have been shot dead in Greenwood Park Mall, Indiana, and they are among 136 people killed in firearm violence nationwide in the last 72 hours, according to the Gun Violence Archive. The unidentified shooter was later killed by a 22-year-old armed bystander.

Sky News