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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
A huge earthquake strikes Indonesia, and a presidential candidate comes under fire over a tweet – it’s the Fix.
NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- A huge crowd gathered in Dublin city centre for the seventh annual March for Choice
- Presidential hopeful Peter Casey was subject to complaints after tweeting a video of himself hitting a golf ball into water
- A man was charged over the seizure of €1 million of cannabis herb
- Take Back the City protestors on why they’ve taken to the streets
- A no-deal Brexit could mean weeks of quarantine for Irish pets travelling to the UK with their owners
- The OPW and Department of Health explained why rent of almost €16m was paid on a building empty for 17 months
- A Meath MMA event was cancelled at Claremont Stadium after safety concerns were raised by Minister Shane Ross
- Facebook is to be called before an Oireachtas committee over yesterday’s security breach announcement
WORLD
#INDONESIA Almost 400 people died after an earthquake and tsunami struck Palu.
#METOO A sexual harassment lawsuit was filed against actor Kevin Spacey by a Californian masseur.
#BARCELONA Twenty four people were injured and two arrested during a Barcelona rally and counter-protest.
#BIRMINGHAM Ahead of the Conservative Party’s conference it was revealed that a technical glitch with the official app temporarily allowed people to access the personal details of MPs.
#HOLLYWOOD Actress Emma Watson wrote a letter to Savita Halappanavar, paying tribute to the late Galway resident.
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