Here’s What Happened Today: Saturday

Everyone’s talking about our newest TD, the thousands of people that took part in the protest today and the ongoing Ebola crisis…

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

National Water Protest - Against Water Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland Sam Boal / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRISH

Thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin to protest against the water charges.
Socialist Paul Murphy has won the Dublin South-West by-election.
Michael Fitzmaurice has won the Roscommon-South Leitrim by-election.
The new US ambassador to Ireland said he disagrees that it is US laws that facilitate the ‘double Irish’ tax code.
No taxes or spending cuts are needed in next week’s Budget as Ireland has hit its deficit targets.
A man was seriously injured after his car hit a wall in Wexford.
Ireland is giving €2.5 million to Gaza.
The new human rights commissioner has said a timeline to end ‘slopping out‘ in prisons needs to be set.

WORLD

Britain Protest Demonstrators clash with the police in Parliament Square in London. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#SPAIN: Three more people have been isolated in Spain over Ebola concerns.

#BRITAIN: A practice drill for an Ebola outbreak was held in Britain today.

#CHINA: Chinese cult members were sentenced to death for beating a woman to death in a McDonalds.

#SYRIA: Kurdish fighters have thwarted the Islamic State group’s attempt to take centre of the battleground city of Kobane.

INNOVATION

With the anti-water charges protest taking place today, here are some water-saving devices you can install yourself. [Gizmodo]
Here are the five apps worth paying attention to this week.

PARTING SHOT

Do you have a fond memory of a doctor that looked after you either as a child or an adult? Here are some heart-warming stories from doctors about the patients they say they will never forget [The Guardian]

First published 20.00pm

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