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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Teen critical in Clondalkin shooting, man found dead in Dublin Airport and Peter Kay’s Late Late hijinx – It’s The Fix.

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

IRELAND

WEST DUBLIN SHOOTING  758A8745_90529661 Members of the Garda Technical Bureau at the scene where a man was shot in the head in the front garden of a house at Shancastle Park Clondalkin. Eamonn Farrell Eamonn Farrell

WORLD

Zimbabwe Embassy demonstration - London Zimbabweans gather outside the Zimbabwe Embassy in London, to demonstrate in support of the ousting of President Robert Mugabe. Ben Stevens / PA Ben Stevens / PA / PA

#ZIMBABWE: Thousands of protesters flooded Zimbabwe’s streets demanding Robert Mugabe’s resignation in a movement organised by independence war veterans and backed by ruling party barons and the army.

#USA: Trump said he’ll uphold a ban on importing trophies of elephants hunted and killed in Zimbabwe.

#UK: The British press, namely The Sun, was not overly enamoured with Leo Varadkar’s strong words on Brexit negotiations.

PARTING SHOT

Peter Kay is a well-known face on Irish telly and his appearances on the Late Late Show are becoming famous for the madness he causes – despite Ryan Tubridy’s best efforts.

There was lots going on already, but somehow Peter Kay managed to turn the whole show on its head with a few hymns. Yes, hymns.

The Late Late Show / YouTube

You can watch the clip in all its glory here.