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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Irish tragedy in Egypt, stabbing by Temple Bar and Sean Spicer’s goodbye.

Updated at 11.50pm

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

IRELAND

Foynes Airshow 2017 0027 An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with members of LÉ Niamh at the Foynes Air Show. Oisin McHugh / True Media Oisin McHugh / True Media / True Media

1 2962 U2_90518599 U2 on stage at Croke Park tonight, as they launched into the Joshua Tree section of their show. Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

WORLD

Fishermen Day in Memmingen A participant is happy with his catch during Fishermen Day In Memmingen, Gremany. Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / PA Images Karl-Josef Hildenbrand / PA Images / PA Images

#SPICEY OUT: Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer says he quit his post to avoid a situation in which there would be “too many cooks in the kitchen”.

#GREAT ORMOND STREET: The children’s hospital that has been caring for terminally ill child Charlie Gard has said that its doctors have been receiving death threats.

#LINDA WENZEL: A German 16-year-old girl suspected of joining Islamic State jihadists in Iraq was arrested last week in Mosul.

#MIDDLE-EAST: Israel sent more troops to the West Bank this morning as clashes erupted over escalating tensions at the Holy Land’s most contested shrine.

PARTING SHOT

Dunkirk Premiere - NYC Harry Styles at the Dunkirk premier in London. Van Tine Dennis / ABACA Van Tine Dennis / ABACA / ABACA

‘What have I got myself in for?’: Harry Styles and Cillian Murphy spoke to TheJournal.ie about acting and the challenges of filming war epic Dunkirk.

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