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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
The most important Irish and international stories you need to know today.
NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- Gardaí purchased military grade anti-drone jammers for the EU Presidency from a company based in Tel Aviv despite the government stating Ireland would not purchase tech from Israel.
- Dublin Airport said flights between it and the US are “operating as normal this afternoon” following the disruption to US flights late on Friday evening.
- A man found dead in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on Friday morning was identified by gardaí as an Eastern European male who had been living in Ireland for a “number of years”.
- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the exiled Belarusian opposition leader, went to visit her Irish “family” after taking part in the European Political Community summit in Dublin.
- A child was hospitalised after a hit-and-run collision in Armagh.
- A St Patrick’s Day parade in Florida will be cancelled next year following an anti-DEI law that has been championed by governor Ron DeSantis.
- Simon Harris sent a letter to political leaders on both sides of the border seeking their views on Irish unity, something the DUP described as “crass”.
- Over 4,000 people took to the streets of Dublin today to protest against climate change and demand an end to fossil fuels.
- More than half of voters in the North believe the UK should rejoin the European Union a decade after the Brexit referendum, a new opinion poll suggested.
- A journalist is seeking to challenge anonymity orders granted to three convicted criminals in Northern Ireland in the wake of the David Walliams case.
INTERNATIONAL
#US: Flights in the US started to resume in the early hours, after being grounded for several hours due to a major communications outage, with authorities saying returning to normal operations would take time.
#CHINA: Trump, Putin and Xi Jinping will hold the first three-way meeting between the leaders of the United States, Russia and China at a summit in Shenzhen next week, the White House said.
#UKRAINE: The US suggested for the first time that Ukraine cede land to Russia in exchange for joining Nato.
#NEW ORLEANS: A tanker struck a river cruise boat in New Orleans with 180 passengers aboard on Friday night, partially submerging the boat and sending 32 people to hospital.
#NASA: Voyager 1 is about to become humanity’s first object to reach one light-day from Earth as it pushes ever deeper into interstellar space.
PARTING SHOT
Dublin City Council unveiled a commemorative plaque honouring John McGahern, one of Ireland’s most acclaimed writers.
The plaque was unveiled by Lord Mayor of Dublin Daryl Barron at 57 Howth Road, Dublin 3, marking McGahern’s former home and recognising his significant contribution to Ireland’s literary and cultural history.
Born in Dublin in 1934 and raised in Leitrim and Roscommon, John McGahern developed a distinctive literary voice, exploring themes of family, rural life, relationships and the changing nature of Irish society.
Speaking at the unveiling, Barron said it is “fitting that Dublin, the city of his birth and an important part of his early career, honours his contribution with this commemorative plaque”.
Professor Frank Shovlin, author of A Writing Life, the definitive biography of McGahern, also addressed this morning’s ceremony.
McGahern died in March 2006, leaving behind a distinguished body of work.
The plaque forms part of the Council’s Commemorative Plaques Scheme, which recognises individuals and events that have made significant contributions to the history and life of Dublin.
For further information on the scheme, visit www.plaquesofdublin.ie.
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