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Michael Healy-Rae, who quit the government today, outside Leinster House Rollingnews Rollingnews

IRELAND

• Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae made a surprise announcement in the Dáil today, voting no confidence in the government and quitting as minister.
• The government survived a motion of confidence vote after heavy criticism of its handling of the fuel protests. 
• A man was chargd after being arrested in connection with an assault that left a man in his 70s dead in Waterford. 
• Tractors disrupted traffic in Belfast as protesters drove in a slow convoy protesting fuel prices.
• Famous musicians paid tribute to Clannad singer and founding member Moya Brennan, who died aged 73. 
• Nurses are now travelling in groups to and from work to try and avoid racially motivated abuse, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation said.
• Two truck drivers arrested for alleged dangerous driving during a fuel protest appeared in court. 

INTERNATIONAL

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#LEBANON: Lebanon and Israel began their first direct talks in decades today in Washington DC. 

#ISRAEL: A petition to suspend the EU-Israel agreement reached one million signatures, paving the way for it to be submitted to the European Commission. 

#USA: Donald Trump deleted a social media image apparently depicting him as Jesus after an outcry from religious leaders that he was being blasphemous.

PARTING SHOT

FALSE CLAIMS THAT Micheal Martin was at his daughter’s wedding as protests were broken up were spread online over the weekend.

Martin did attend a wedding reception for his niece a few hours on Friday night, though missed the rest of the wedding.

“BREAKING: Rumours circulate Micheal Martin’s daughter is getting married this weekend – during the fuel protests,” The Liberal posted to its social media accounts on Saturday, 11 April.

“Imagine the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) at a wedding while the entire country is shutdown from the fuel protests. “

The post was viewed more than one million times on the social media platform X.

You can read the full FactCheck article here.