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Here's What Happened Today: Sunday
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.
IRELAND
- Fine Gael Minister Heather Humphreys said Sinn Féin’s tabling of a motion of no confidence against Simon Coveney was a “publicity stunt”
- Smyths toy store advised shoppers to plan their Christmas purchases early due to skyrocketing shipping costs and major supply chain crunches.
- Two opinion polls found that Sinn Féin is the most popular political party in the country right now.
- 1,346 new cases of Covid-19 were confirmed in Ireland.
- Tributes poured in for Dublin man Carl Dempsey, who died suddenly at adventure race Gaelforce yesterday.
WORLD
#FRANCE: Anne Hidalgo, the socialist mayor of Paris, announced plans to run for president in next year’s election, joining a growing list of challengers to incumbent Emmanuel Macron.
#HUNGARY: Pope Francis met with Hungarian premier Viktor Orban – whose tough views on migration clash with those of the pontiff – at the start of a brief visit to Budapest where he will also celebrate a mass.
#AL-QAEDA: The jihadist group’s leader Ayman al-Zawahri appeared in a new video marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, months after rumours spread that he was dead.
PARTING SHOT
Dublin’s Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland launched “Books and Browsables”, a new weekly market, in St Patrick’s Park today
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