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Here's What Happened Today: Saturday
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
- The UK Met Office reported what is provisionally the hottest temperature ever recorded in Northern Ireland.
- Tributes poured in after the death of Monaghan U20 Gaelic football captain Brendan Óg Duffy, who was involved in a collision between two cars in Clontibret last night.
- Temperatures hit 28.2 degrees Celsius in Galway today, making it the hottest day of the year so far in Ireland.
- 18 to 24-year-olds were able to register for a vaccine before the portal officially opens to them on Monday due to a “software change”.
- A further 1,377 Covid cases were reported, with Deputy Chief Medical Officer Ronan Glynn urging unvaccinated people to be “really careful about indoor settings”.
- The Taoiseach said that responding to the rise in Delta cases of Covid-19 will require a different approach to previous efforts to combat the spread of the virus, due to the rollout of vaccines.
WORLD
#FLOODS: Searches continued for survivors and victims of devastating floods in western Europe.
#QUARANTINE RULES: Holidaymakers and the travel industry hit out at the UK government over a last-minute change to quarantine rules for residents returning to England from France.
#SUMMER REOPENING: UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19.
PARTING SHOT
Today once again saw the hottest day of the year recorded in Ireland, as temperatures hit 29 degrees Celsius in Athenry in Galway. It was a scorcher everywhere across the country, as people flocked to parks and beaches to enjoy the warm weather.
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