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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.

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

garda 574 Gardaí from the Public Order Unit on patrol on Dublin's South William Street today following violence in the city centre last night. Sam Boal / PA Sam Boal / PA / PA

IRELAND

  •  14 people were arrested last night and a garda was injured after violence broke out in Dublin’s city centre.
  • Public health officials confirmed 416 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
  • The Finance Minister said the government could lose around €2.2 billion a year in corporation tax revenue if today’s G7 agreement is implemented. 
  • The main political parties have now all confirmed their candidates for the Dublin Bay South by-election.
  • There have been calls for back-up papers to be put in place for Leaving Certificate students in Limerick who will miss written exams.
  • The Kinsale RNLI lifeboat crew rescued a man today after spotting him in the water during a routine training exercise. 
  • Local authorities in Dublin, Limerick and Galway have installed more outdoor facilities for people to use over the weekend. 
  • Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly received his first Covid-19 vaccine dose.

police-shooting-minneapolis Protesters clashed with police after a vigil for Winston Boogie Smith Junior in Minneapolis. Christian Monterrosa / PA Christian Monterrosa / PA / PA

WORLD

#ENGLAND: The easing of Covid-19 restrictions is expected to be delayed by two weeks due to a surge in cases of the disease. 

#BURKINA FASO: At least 114 people were killed in the deadliest jihadist attacks in the country since 2015. 

#UNITED STATES: There were protests for a second night in Minneapolis over the fatal shooting of a man by US marshals. 

#NIGERIA: Twitter has been suspended after the social media giant deleted a tweet from  President Muhammadu Buhari’s account for violating its rules.

PARTING SHOT

Dublin City Council has installed ten light boxes on Smithfield Square to enhance the outdoor dining experience this summer.

The boxes contain images of paintings and sculpture from the High Lane Gallery, with a mix of some of the most popular paintings and some lesser known pieces. 

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    Mar 1st 2025, 10:18 PM

    He is alive and well and living in the White House under another guise.

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    Mar 1st 2025, 10:41 PM

    @Phillip Smyth: Don’t say that ffs, you’ll summon the incell Johnny 40 accounts (or whatever his name is)

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    Mar 1st 2025, 11:11 PM

    @Daniel Skelton: That’s what it’s like alright.

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 12:57 AM

    @Phillip Smyth: That’s a very unfair comparison on ogre’s

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 12:04 AM

    I could listen to John Lithgows voice all day!

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 9:52 AM

    @Brian Dunne: what is this shitting mess a quiz on kids tv a load of bollox what about adult news?

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 2:50 AM

    9/10 = too much

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    Mar 3rd 2025, 9:55 AM

    @Tasty k:
    Same, got the year for Shrek receiving the star wrong.

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    Mar 1st 2025, 11:33 PM

    He gave them Javelins they were surplus to requirements and not used, what a spoofer, he will never be a Roosevelt if it comes to war, at least this time we have Germany with us.

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 9:53 AM

    @Phillip Smyth: uk leading the war as always don’t worry we will save Ireland but you need to pay the apple money

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    Mar 1st 2025, 11:05 PM

    I appreciate Shreks important but still an unusual Saturday news focus given Ukraine. The coverage of the meeting in London with Zelensky is headlines elsewhere. See RTE or BBC.

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    Mar 1st 2025, 11:12 PM

    @J B: What are you on about?

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    Mar 1st 2025, 11:57 PM

    @J B: Great answer Einstein.

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    Mar 1st 2025, 10:10 PM

    7/10. Stupid not knowing that characters name and 2 other answers

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    Mar 1st 2025, 10:19 PM

    Really? He played for United

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 6:51 AM

    @Oh Mammy: Wasn’t Shrek. That was a balloon with a Weetabix crushed on top.

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 7:47 PM

    @Oh Mammy: and like a lot of very talented players, he turned out to be a very unconvincing gaffer for Derby, Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle.

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    Mar 1st 2025, 10:04 PM

    What ? Nothing ! Have I missed something ?

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    He enjoyed a lot of success as a forward for club and country and was briefly England’s leading goal scorer before being overtaken by Harry Kane.

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 3:51 PM

    France and Britain, colonialists supreme, divvying up the minerals of Ukraine for themselves. What a pointless war.

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 11:13 AM

    Didn’t the Gardai arrest a bunch of Provos with his posters in a van?

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    Mar 2nd 2025, 7:07 PM

    I’d say he’d leave some shite behind him

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