Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

Weather warnings to come into place, person dies after car set alight in Omagh, and Dublin Ladies win against Meath in All-Ireland final.

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

IRELAND

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President Michael D Higgins has condemned the footage released by Hamas of two emaciated Israeli hostages as showing “a shocking act of cruelty” alongside a call for further action to alleviate the suffering in Gaza.
A number of weather warnings are to come into place across the country from the early hours of tomorrow morning as Storm Floris approaches.
One person has died after a car in Omagh, Co Tyrone was set on fire in a suspected arson attack.
A man aged in his late teens has been seriously injured in a single-vehicle collision in Co Kerry yesterday.
Uisce Éireann has completed works on a major pipeline that supplies drinking water to a third of the Greater Dublin Area.

INTERNATIONAL

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#WEMBLEY STADIUM: A man has died after falling during an Oasis concert at Wembley Stadium.

#THE WEST BANK: The US State Department has confirmed an American citizen had died this week in the West Bank, with family and Palestinian officials attributing his death to arson by Israeli settlers.

#REMOTE WORKING: The Premier of the Australian state of Victoria has announced plans to enshrine working from home in law, saying it should be “a right, not a request”.

PARTING SHOT

hannah-tyrell-lifts-the-brendan-martin-cup-with-her-daughter-aoife Hannah Tyrrell lifts the Brendan Martin Cup with her daughter, Aoife. Ben Brady / INPHO Ben Brady / INPHO / INPHO

A CELEBRATION HAS been planned for tomorrow to honour Dublin’s Senior Ladies’ team after their All-Ireland championship win against Meath earlier today.

Dublin finished the match 2-16 to Meath’s 0-10 in a comprehensive win thatclinched their seventh senior All-Ireland crown.

Tomorrow afternoon, Dublin GAA fans are invited to gather at Smithfield Square for a celebration of their win.