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Here’s What Happened Today: Saturday

Dublin’s new mayor, the passing of a Ros na Rún actor and a new political grouping had people talking today.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.

IRELAND

ICS Colour Dash 11 (1) Participants at the Irish Cancer Society's third annual Colour Dash. Andres Poveda Andres Poveda

INTERNATIONAL

Bosnia Srebrenica Anniversary Bosnian Muslims holding up a banner reading For every killed Serb, we will kill 100 Bosniaks during a visit of the Serbian Prime Minister Associated Press Associated Press

#SERBIA: The country was today marking the twentieth anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre. 

#UNITED STATES: Harrison Ford has appeared in public for the first time since being injured in a plane crash in March. 

#VATICAN: A former Vatican official has had to go into hospital with a “sudden illness” ahead of his trial on charges of sexually abusing teenage boys. 

INNOVATION

  • The embattled CEO of Reddit Ellen Pao has stepped down from her position, saying in a statement, “I have a family, and I have feelings. Everyone you attacked on Reddit is just another person like you and me”. 

PARTING SHOT

With the most recent instalment of the Terminator franchise currently in cinemas, here is exactly how the chronology of the films plays out. [Geek.com]

To catch up on the top five stories YOU were clicking into on TheJournal.ie and DailyEdge‘s social media feeds this week, catch up with our deputy editor Christine Bohan on RTÉ Radio One Extra’s The Feed. Listen to the show here.

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    Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

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    Jul 11th 2015, 2:18 PM

    Loved him on Ros na Run… Won’t be the same without him…

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    Go dtuga Dia suaimhneas sioraí dó

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    Jul 11th 2015, 2:59 PM

    One of my fav characters…A lovable rascal,with a heart and a half…he will be missed.Condolences to family and friends… RIP ya cute hoor!!

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    Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.

    Aisteoir ceart a bhi ann. Choniac me sa Taibhearc e blianta o shin. Bhi Joe Steve Neahtan ann freisin.

    Ni fheiceadh muid a leithead aris.

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    Jul 11th 2015, 1:39 PM

    RIP

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    Jul 11th 2015, 3:35 PM

    Great actor, the only reason I watched Ros na Run was to see him, RIP.

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    Jul 11th 2015, 4:17 PM

    Ahhh Seamus was the best character… He was so funny and great character. He shall be missed but was loved even more…

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    Solas na bhFlaitheas dá anam uasal.

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    Jul 11th 2015, 6:19 PM

    Love and light loved his character on the show

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    Jul 11th 2015, 3:08 PM

    Ros na Rún started in 1996 not ’92

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    I’m glad somebody pointed this out. Very scrappy research.

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    As far as I remember it started in 92 on Rte on kind of a trail run before a long break and being restarted on TG4

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    You would think the Journal would manage to put a few words of Gaeilge together for this report.

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    I loved the banter with himself and Mac dara

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    a great rascal ,restaurant I. peae

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