Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.

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

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Public health officials confirmed seven further deaths of patients with Covid-19 and 418 new cases of the disease in Ireland.
Over 400,000 vaccine doses were delivered to Ireland last week.
An arrest has been made in the investigation into the murder of an elderly man in Dublin.
A 15-year-old boy was charged with the murder of a woman in Dublin in January.
Ministers are to put pressure on the Northern Ireland Executive to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol at the same time as the Republic.
The government is considering how to respond to the purchase of entire housing estates by investment funds.
Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said there is no need to run vaccination centres 24/7.
The Tánaiste said he hopes the vast majority of Covid restrictions will be gone by August.
Dublin Lord Mayor Hazel Chu is seeking Green Party nomination for the Dublin Bay South by-election.
The Labour Party has pledged to reintroduce the Housing Minister’s bill on cuckoo funds if he doesn’t.
Gardaí identified an officer who lodged a city planning objection in Cork under the force’s name.

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#VACCINES: The Biden administration backed the waiving of vaccine intellectual property protections.

#G7 SUMMIT: India’s Foreign Minister is self-isolating at the G7 summit after possible Covid exposure.

#ISRAEL: Netanyahu lost the mandate to form a government.

#UNITED STATES: Derek Chauvin sought a new trial and impeachment of the verdict in his murder trial over jury misconduct claims.

#SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook’s oversight board upheld Donald Trump’s ban.

Minister Helen McEntee shared a photo of her baby boy Michael Shane Hickey, now a week old, thanking everyone for their support.

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