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- A major policing operation was in place from this morning with senior officers, including the Commissioner, taking direct command.
- Officers had been monitoring online chatter in recent weeks as groups planned a protest for Stephen's Green this afternoon.
- A number of gardaí have been injured in the wake of the clashes, which saw fireworks aimed at officers.
- The Taoiseach has condemned today's events as posing an "unacceptable risk" to the public and gardaí.
- A special court sitting is being convened and several fixed charge notices have been issued.
Today’s News
# Shot In The Arm
# Shot In The Arm
Explainer: Here's what to know about the changes to Ireland's vaccination queue
The changes announced this week related to those with underlying health conditions.
Yesterday’s News
# Opening Up
From The42
# Opening Up
'To be honest, from 2017 to 2019, I heard something in every single game about my weight'
Meath All-Ireland winner and Intermediate Player of the Year Vikki Wall speaks candidly about the regular verbal abuse she has been subjected to on the pitch.
# Lockdown Protest
# Lockdown Protest
Gardaí were prepared for potential violence and drafted in specialist officers to help police today's protest
# Evening Fix
# Evening Fix
Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
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# Grafton St
# Grafton St
'We will bring perpetrators to justice': Anti-lockdown protest condemned after injuries and arrests
Three gardaí were injured at the Dublin protest this afternoon, with one needing hospital treatment.
# Triple Crown
From The42
# Triple Crown
Wales put 40 points on England to stay on course for Grand Slam
The defeat all but ended reigning the champions’ hopes of a successful title defence.
# Major Operation
# Major Operation
23 people arrested after clashes between anti-lockdown protesters and gardaí in Dublin city centre
# Investigation
# Investigation
Social Democrats vote unanimously to push government towards clear redress scheme for Mother and Baby Home survivors
At the party’s national conference, Social Democrats voted to call on the government to prioritise addressing survivors’ concerns.
# Daily Update
# Daily Update
Coronavirus: 13 deaths and 738 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in Ireland
HSE CEO Paul Reid has said there has been “continued improvement” in hospital figures.
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# Up And Running
From The42
# Up And Running
Farrell's Ireland notch first win of Six Nations with six-try success over Italy
Will Connors scored a brace for Ireland as Craig Casey and Ryan Baird made their Test debuts.
# Politics
# Politics
Opinion: 'Irish politics is starting to feel more inclusive, more diverse'
Uruemu Adejinmi, who is of African descent, had hoped to run in the forthcoming Seanad by-election. She shares her thoughts on Irish politics.
# Moved Up
# Moved Up
Vaccinations of people at 'very high risk' with specific health conditions to begin in early March
Some people with specific health conditions will start to be vaccinated from 8 March under the new priority schedule.
# Returned
# Returned
Children abducted from school in Nigeria freed after ten days
42 people, including 27 children, have been freed.
From The42
As it happened: Italy v Ireland, Six Nations Championship
Ireland tok on Italy this afternoon in Rome in round three of this year’s Six Nations.
# Covid19
# Covid19
HSE's Paul Reid says 'we are winning, it's just not over yet' as hospital numbers decline
Reid has said there has been “continued improvement” in hospital figures today.
# Tagged
# Tagged
$650 million settlement approved in privacy lawsuit against Facebook
The legal action concerned the use of photo face-tagging and other biometric data without users’ consent.
# Search
# Search
Man arrested as gardaí seize cocaine and cannabis herb in Roscommon
Gardaí seized an estimated €123,000 of cocaine and cannabis herb last night.
# Mandalay
# Mandalay
Myanmar police escalate crackdown on coup protesters
Demonstrators had sought to assemble in Yangon and Mandalay.
# The Times We Live In
# The Times We Live In
Why the start of the pandemic might feel like a million years ago rather than just one
We speak to an expert on humans perception of time.
# New Zealand
# New Zealand
Auckland ordered back into lockdown as Covid-19 case detected
From Sunday morning the city’s 1.7 million residents must stay at home except for essential shopping and work.
From The42
'We want to play that brand of rugby' - Henshaw keeps faith in Ireland's attack
The centre says Andy Farrell’s team are determined to develop their offloading game.
# What A Waste
# What A Waste
Poll: Have you noticed more litter in your area during lockdown?
Fine Gael Senator Regina Doherty recently hit out at the “phenomenal” amount of dog faeces in Irish villages.
# Mother-and-baby Homes
# Mother-and-baby Homes
'If the Commission dissolves tomorrow, we'll be denied justice': Survivor says testimony was 'misrepresented'
One survivor says her experience was “misrepresented” to a “shocking extent” in the final report by the Commission into Mother and Baby Homes.
# The42 Reads
From The42
# The42 Reads
The days when Ireland couldn't buy a win against Italy
The story of Ireland’s hat-trick of Italian humiliations in the mid-90s is one of farce and bad planning.
# United States
# United States
US house passes $1.9 trillion dollar pandemic relief bill
Democrats said the faltering economy and the loss of half a million lives demanded quick action.
# Human Rights
# Human Rights
Oireachtas members join international alliance pushing for tougher stance on China
Senator McDowell says Ireland can no longer ignore the “clear challenge” of the Chinese Communist Party.
# North Cork
# North Cork
Post-mortems to be carried out on bodies of three brothers found dead in Cork
Patrick (60), William (66) and John (59) Hennessy were found dead after an extensive garda operation.
Opinion: 'The litter-picker was in the post. I was snookered'
Rory McNab shares his newfound love of collecting litter along Dublin’s Grand Canal, which has provided an unexpected pick-me-up in lockdown.
# Los Angeles
# Los Angeles
Lady Gaga's two abducted bulldogs safely returned to police
A woman had found the dogs and reached out to the singer’s staff to return them.
# You Only Get One Shot
# You Only Get One Shot
US set to approve Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine
The European Medicines Agency is expected to approve the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for use in the European Union in early March.
# Meet The New Boss
From The42
# Meet The New Boss
Finding a sponsor, hosting a World Cup and not needing to read Champagne Football - New FAI boss lays out his vision
Jonathan Hill is the FAI’s first permanent CEO since John Delaney, and yesterday he explained how he plans to drag Irish football from its miserable recent past.
# Irish Water
# Irish Water
Potential disruption to water supply in South Dublin city as Irish Water carries out essential works
The work involves replacing old cast iron water mains.
# Forza
From The42
# Forza
Ireland bid to get their Six Nations show on the road with big win in Rome
Andy Farrell’s men take on a youthful but defensively porous Italian outfit at Stadio Olimpico.
# Bobby Sands
# Bobby Sands
'It doesn't diminish': The legacy of the 1981 hunger strikes, 40 years on
This Monday will mark 40 years since Bobby Sands went on hunger strike.
Friday 26 February, 2021
# Anniversary
# Anniversary
Wife of Richard O’Halloran 'overwhelmed at support’ as family mark two years of Irishman’s detention in China
Hundreds gathered online this evening for a prayer service via Zoom.
# CSO Data
# CSO Data
Average disposable income in north and west of Ireland €3,240 below State average
Sinn Féin MEP Chris MacManus called it a “worrying trend”.
# Photography
# Photography
Here are the winners from the Press Photographer of the Year Awards
Inpho photographer James Crombie has been announced as press photographer of the year.
# Jamal Khashoggi
# Jamal Khashoggi
Saudi Arabia 'completely rejects' US report claiming crown prince 'approved' murder of Washington Post journalist
The report was released by Joe Biden’s administration this evening.