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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Stephen Fry, heroic gardaí and Darkness Into Light had people talking.

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

IRISH

NO FEE WELLFEST 2 Julietta Murrell from House of Voga , Yoga Vogueing with daughter Roxy, aged 8 months, as over 5,000 people descended on Dublin’s Herbert Park for WellFest. Marc O'Sullivan Marc O'Sullivan

INTERNATIONAL

General Election 2017 A knitted doll of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in the pocket of a supporter, ahead of his speech at a rally at Leicester Tigers' Welford Road Stadium during an election campaign visit to Leicester. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#MACRON: A massive hack of the Emmanuel Macron campaign in France was slammed as being used to “sow doubt and misinformation”.

#VENEZUELA: The death toll in an anti-government protest in Venezuela rose to 36.

#CATALONIA: FC Barcelona backed calls for a referendum on Catalan independence.

PARTING SHOT

An Post delivered a letter with a euro coin on it instead of a stamp because Ireland is great.