Wednesday's Evening Round-Up: Donald Trump in Ireland; EU Election recount ends; D-Day remembrance

So that’s nearly Wednesday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.

TO INFORM

Trump in Ireland: US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania have arrived in Ireland and said they are honoured to be in the country.

Election recount: The 20th count in the Ireland South constituency has seen the Green Party's Grace O'Sullivan secure the fourth European seat, while Deirdre Clune from Fine Gael claimed the fifth seat.

Court: Two young children had to be rescued from a sinking car when their drunken father parked on a slipway beside the River Lee to listen to music and stepped out without putting on the handbrake.

Everest clean-up: A clean-up expedition on Mount Everest has removed 24,200lb of rubbish and four dead bodies from the world’s highest mountain, Nepalese officials said.

Spending rises 8%: Paschal Donohoe has nothing in his way to set “a generous” tax package in a possible pre-election budget in October despite the finance minister receiving a scare over disappointing corporate tax revenues last month, a leading economist has said.

Leinster Investigation: Leinster have confirmed they have concluded an investigation into an alleged incident involving an academy player and a former player with the province.

TO ENGAGE

D-Day Remembrance: While Ireland was officially neutral in the Second World War, thousands of Irishmen fought against fascism by serving in the British, American, and Canadian armies, including on Normandy’s beaches.

EU Elections: The highest European Parliament election turnout in 20 years saw voters reject rising populism in favour of an institution it trusts and understands.

TO ENTERTAIN

Bodyguard: Richard Madden has said he questioned if he wanted to continue acting after he finished working on Bodyguard, because the show took such an emotional toll on him.

Broc the Dog: A small dog with a major disability and an even bigger personality is about to have his destiny transformed, thanks to upcoming appointments with media superstars ‘The Supervet’ Dr Noel Fitzpatrick and singer Will Young.

MOST READ SO FAR TODAY

Vaccines: A 13-month-old boy whose parents were unduly influenced by anti-vaccine information on social media ended up in intensive care at University Hospital Galway (UHG) with a preventable illness.