Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

A Dunnes Stores protest march, cottages on fire in Adare and schools banning homework had people talking.

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

IRELAND

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A further 310 migrants have been rescued by Irish Naval ship LÉ Eithne off the coast of Libya this morning.
Thousands took part in the Dunnes Stores protest march in Dublin’s city centre this afternoon.
A 55-year-old mandied in a road accident in Galway in the early hours of this morning.
Thatched cottages have been destroyed in a fire in the tourist village of Adare, Co Limerick.
Tributes are flowing in for food critic Paolo Tullio who passed away yesterday aged 65.
A doctor and two nurses have been charged with manslaughter after a woman who travelled from Ireland died following an abortion in England.
A taxi was hijacked at gunpoint by two hooded men in the Curragh in the early hours of this morning.
A man has been arrested in connection with the murder of Paul ‘Frank’ Byrne whose skeletal remains were discovered in Blessington in 2010.

INTERNATIONAL

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#KIEV: At least seven people were injured and more than 20 arrested at a gay pride march.

#CAMBRIDGESHIRE: A manhunt is underway after a woman’s torso was found in a suitcase in a house in England.

#GERMANY: 33 people have been hurt after lightning struck a rock festival overnight.

#CHELTENHAM: One of the most prestigious schools in Britain is considering banning homework to help reduce student’s stress.

INNOVATION

Here are 5 apps definitely worth downloading this week.
Tthe largest mansion in US history is currently being built, here’s what it will look like.

PARTING SHOT

Can you solve this fiendishly difficult maths question?

It’s all about a girl called Hannah, and her bag of sweets.

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