Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

Threats of tariffs from the US, man to appear in court over fatal assault of Limerick man, and ‘open invitation’ to Katie Taylor for Bray celebration.

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

IRELAND

GvqVZQAWQAAWBph A rally against the government's proposed plans for the GPO was held today, where Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald addressed attendees. Sinn Féin Sinn Féin

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 30% tariff on the European Union and Mexico, with Irish political leaders issuing strong condemnations of the announcement.
Tributes have been paid to 12-year-old Freya Tobin who yesterday drowned in the River Suir in Co Tipperary after getting into difficulty in the water.
A male motorcyclist has died after a road traffic collision in Collinstown, Co Dublin this morning.
The man arrested in connection with the fatal assault of Michael Hayes in Limerick on Thursday night has now been charged, and is due to appear before a special sitting of Limerick District Court tonight.
A status yellow heat warning has taken effect across Ireland, with temperatures hitting a sweltering 30 degrees in the Midlands.
Firefighters in Northern Ireland said they dealt with a challenging night as bonfires were lit ahead of the 12 July celebrations, including one topped with an effigy of Belfast rap group Kneecap.
A number of Irish MEPs have condemned the EU’s top foreign affairs official for what they have dubbed her “pandering” to Israel.

INTERNATIONAL

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#GAZA STRIP: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said today, while 24 others were fatally shot on their way to aid distribution sites.

#CALIFORNIA: A farm worker was in critical condition yesterday, his family said, after being injured during a raid by US immigration agents on a legal cannabis farm in California that resulted in the arrests of 200 undocumented migrants and clashes with protesters.

#UKRAINE: Russia fired 597 drones and 26 long-range missiles overnight, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he called for sanctions to stop Russia’s recent record barrages.

PARTING SHOT

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CATHAOIRLEACH OF BRAY Muncipal District, Councillor Erika Doyle, has congratulated Bray native Katie Taylor on her win against Amanda Serrano in Madison Square Garden.

There is an “open invitation” to Taylor to allow the town to honour her, Doyle said.She commended the boxer’s “grit” and success in “shattering glass ceilings”.

“Our town hall may not be Madison Square Garden but it is in Katie’s home town, and there is an open invitation to Katie to allow us to honour her if that is something she would like,” Doyle said.

“The same applies to some kind of lasting monument to her – whenever she and her family would like to support this we will happily look to progress it. There should be a permanent homage to Ireland’s greatest ever sportsperson in her home town.”