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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Trump walks away from world leaders, and search teams recover a young fisherman’s body – it’s the Evening Fix.

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

IRELAND

The Boy Is Back In Town. Auditions begin today to find the actor to play the part of Thin Lizzy frontman Phil Lynott in a Jim Sheridan movie. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

  • The body of a man was recovered after a fishing boat capsized at Skerries Harbour yesterday
  • The family of Michael and Lilian Cawdery, two pensioners who were found stabbed in their home, have thanked people for their support and asked for privacy
  • Businesswoman Norah Casey told of the violence she suffered at the hands of her first husband on the Late Late Show last night.
  • The ‘Campaign For Leo’ website was set up last year – despite Leo Varadkar’s statements that his campaign began in February
  • Heavy rainfall caused delays for Dart services as motorists were told to be vigilant
  • The Irish Coast Guard were called out to Dún Laoghaire yesterday after swimmers raised concerns about jet skis and powerboats ‘causing havoc’
  • The Fine Gael leadership has given the party a boost in the latest opinion poll
  • UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn continued to distance himself from republican violence when he called the IRA’s bombing campaign ‘completely wrong’
  • A poll indicates that the Irish public favours a change to the current abortion laws but disagree with the Citizens’ Assembly recommendations.

WORLD

Italy G7 Luca Bruno / PA Images Luca Bruno / PA Images / PA Images

#G7 SUMMIT: The world leaders’ summit ended without agreement on climate change as President Donald Trump said he would make a decision next week.

#BRITISH AIRWAYS: The airline cancelled all its flights out of airports Heathrow and Gatwick after an IT systems failure, leaving hundreds stranded this weekend.

#DUTERTE: The Philippine’s president Rodrigo Duterte came under fire today after telling soldiers that they’re allowed to rape women as a joke.

PARTING SHOT

The Washington Post tell a story that could be straight from a House of Cards script: Jack Wheeler, a former Pentagon official who helped build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, was found dead in a landfill at the end of 2010. His death remains a mystery.

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