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

IRELAND

People eat out on Dame Court in Dublin city. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• There were 174 cases of coronavirus confirmed today, with one new death reported
• There was a lot of anger from local TDs to the localised restrictions in place from midnight for Kildare, Offaly and Laois, as Gardaí set up checkpoints
• Former Debenhams workers held a protest to raise awareness of their case and redundancy entitlements
• 26 PSNI officers were injured after petrol bombs and masonry were thrown by a ‘large group of youths’ in Belfast
• Only 209 workers who applied for the Be On Call for Ireland initiative have been placed in the health service.
• All TDs who lost their seats in the last election have paid back their “parachute” payments
• Around 4,000 applicants received their Round Zero CAO offers today. 

WORLD 

Lebanese protesters clash with police during a protest in Beirut against the political elites and the government. AP / PA Images AP / PA Images / PA Images

#BEIRUT: Lebanese protesters stormed through battered Beirut, clashing with police and seizing the foreign ministry building, as anger boiled over a fatal port blast that killed at least 158 people.

#POLAND: Polish police said they detained about 50 demonstrators who tried to prevent the arrest of a gay rights activist in the capital Warsaw, which sparked criticism from rights groups.

#TENSIONS: China slammed the US for imposing “barbarous” sanctions in response to Beijing’s crackdown in Hong Kong, capping a dramatic week of deteriorating relations between the world’s two biggest economies.

PARTING SHOT

While we’re talking about proportionate responses to the spike in cases… 

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