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A jury has heard that Riad Bouchaker, who is accused of attempting to murder three children outside their school, was “upset” over a social welfare refusal when he allegedly left a child with “bone fragments” in her hair after a knife attack. https://gript.ie/prosecution-opens-case-against-riad-bouchaker/

The Sudanese man charged with attempted murder after the horror knife attack in Belfast also told medical staff in a Belfast hospital “I will kill you” on the same day the attack took place, the court heard. https://gript.ie/belfast-attack-suspect-told-medical-staff-i-will-kill-you/

CORMAC LUCEY on the Belfast attack: There is a sentence that no politician will utter, so I will: Import the culture, import the consequences. Plus 10 other lessons including one that demolishes media attempts to curate narrative - the camera doesn’t lie. https://gript.ie/lucey-on-belfast-import-the-culture-import-the-consequences/

BREAKING: A Sudanese man, Hadi Alodid, 30, was charged in the attempted murder of Mr Ogilvie in Belfast. He appeared via a video link and was assisted by an Arabic interpreter. Mr Ogilvie lost his left eye in the attack, the court heard. https://gript.ie/breaking-sudanese-man-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-belfast/

EXPLAINER: Ireland is preparing to take over the rotating EU Presidency. But what will that actually mean in practice? https://gript.ie/ireland-will-assume-the-eu-presidency-but-what-does-that-mean/

New figures from the Central Bank, highlighted in the Law Society’s newsletter, confirm that soaring insurance premiums are being driven overwhelmingly by insurers’ own costs and profits, not by claims payouts, legal fees or compensation awards. https://gript.ie/law-society-insurers-pocket-46-of-every-e100-motor-premium/

KELLY HENRIQUES: The Belong To Primary School research was used to pilot a LGBTQ+ scheme for primary schools. Basing policy on research is obviously fine, provided the research measures up. This research does not. https://gript.ie/henriques-the-belongto-primary-school-study-is-fatally-flawed/

KELLY HENRIQUES: The Belong To Primary School research was used to pilot a LGBTQ+ scheme for primary schools. Basing policy on research is obviously fine, provided the research measures up. This research does not. https://gript.ie/henriques-the-belongto-primary-school-study-is-fatally-flawed/

MANUS MACMEANMAIN’s older teen children and their friends are having difficulties in finding a job. Is it the case - as is often asserted without question - that the Irish are unwilling, or are cheaper migrant options being sought by employers? https://gript.ie/are-irish-unwilling-to-do-jobs-or-are-cheaper-options-sought/

A local man has been identified as one of the “heroic” bystanders who intervened to put an end to last night’s brutal attack in North Belfast shortly before police arrived. https://gript.ie/local-man-hailed-a-hero-over-intervention-in-belfast-attack/

The victim in Monday night’s horror knife attack in Belfast has been named locally as Stephen Ogilvie. Here's what we know so far: https://gript.ie/victim-in-horror-belfast-knife-incident-named-locally/

Smoke billows across the sky in Belfast as two blockades set on fire on Crumlin Road after crowd gathers to protest in the wake of “horror” attempted murder last night.

Houses have been set on fire in Belfast this evening as unrest continues in the wake of the attempted murder of a man, allegedly by a Sudanese refugee. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/W3dwDUvtiIw

PSNI say man injured in “horror” attack has "significant injuries to his eyes” while appealing for calm. Elsewhere Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill accuses reporter of “fake news” for question on “porous” border policy. https://gript.ie/belfast-attack-victim-has-significant-injuries-to-his-eyes/

Irish Foreign Affairs Minister Helen McEntee says Ireland and the EU must "maintain pressure on Russia" using sanctions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuzTyLEhmsM

An Independent Senator has called for an assessment of the impact of the EU Migration Pact on the safety of Irish people after the horror knife attack in Belfast, saying “this has occurred on our island, which maintains open borders”. https://gript.ie/belfast-horror-occurred-on-our-island-has-open-borders/

A Sudanese man who is accused of attempted murder after a “horror” attack in Belfast travelled to Northern Ireland from Dublin, a PSNI spokesman has confirmed. https://gript.ie/horror-attack-accused-came-to-ni-from-dublin/

JASON OSBORNE: It certainly won't help the student accommodation shortage that TUS is seeking an employee for a Mexican student recruitment drive. But the money is just too good, I suppose. https://gript.ie/irish-uni-seeks-employee-for-mexican-student-recruitment-drive/

Forty years ago this summer, the great Irish writer Desmond Fennell travelled across Connacht. His reflections about the province were to be expressed in his subsequent book, ‘A Connacht Journey,’ which asked questions about where Connacht and Ireland were going. On August 2nd, ‘A Connacht Gathering’ will be taking place in the Abbey Hotel in Roscommon town. This will be an Irish Summer School with a difference, featuring speeches, interviews and interactive discussion panels on the key questions facing Ireland: political, cultural, social and economic. We will be bringing together top-speakers like Dr. Eoin Lenihan, Niall Boylan, Stella O’Malley, Larissa Nolan, Cormac Lucey, Paddy Cullivan, Deputy Ken O’Flynn, Niamh Uí Bhriain, Fr. Brendan Kilcoyne, David Quinn and many more besides. Just as importantly, ‘A Connacht Gathering’ will be an opportunity to form new friendships and to renew old ones, including during an evening of live (and lively) entertainment. https://gript.ie/a-connacht-gathering/