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A flag reading "Irish Republic" is held aloft as anti-immigrant protesters rally in Newtown, Wicklow. © RollingNews.ie
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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
- People protesting against housing asylum seekers in Newtownmountkennedy marched through the town today chanting “Newtown says no”.
- UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak claimed that migrants crossing the border from Northern Ireland into the Republic shows his government’s Rwanda plan is having the desired deterrent effect.
- Ireland beat Scotland in the final round of the Six Nations today and earned a spot in next year’s Rugby World Cup in doing so.
- Three people were charged after four were arrested following the seizure of an estimated €300,000 worth of cannabis in Limerick.
- A man was arrested following an assault in Co Armagh where four police officers were assaulted, and another man was injured.
- Two people were airlifted to hospital yesterday following a serious road traffic collision in Co Kerry.
- UCD’s SU President spoke to The Journal about getting kicked out of a Nancy Pelosi speech and protests from Dublin to New York.
- In our lead story this morning, The Journal found that driver behaviour in a range of areas – alcohol, drugs, running red lights, mobile phone use and, of course, speeding – has deteriorated since the pandemic.
INTERNATIONAL
#GAZA Hamas said it would study a truce proposal brought by Israel as violence between Hezbollah and the Israeli army flared again and Palestinians were killed in strikes across the Gaza Strip.
#RUSSIA Russian authorities arrested another suspect in the Crocus City Hall massacre that left 144 people dead.
#USA A tornado tore through suburban Omaha and Nebraska in the United States yesterday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures.
#DIDDY Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs filed a motion yesterday to dismiss some claims in a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault that were not under law when the alleged incident occurred.
#UKRAINE Russia launched a barrage of missiles against Ukraine overnight, in attacks that appeared to target the country’s energy infrastructure.
#TOBAGO A British man was in intensive care after being attacked by a shark in the Caribbean.
PARTING SHOT
PRO-PALESTINE DEMONSTRATIONS have only grown since students at Columbia University in New York were arrested earlier this week. The movement calling for universities to divest from Israeli firms and institutions has spread to other colleges and today another 100 people were arrested in Boston at the Northeastern University.
The US is not the only country to see sustained protests supporting Palestine and calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Earlier this week, UCD’s SU President Marth Ní Riada was dragged out of a ceremony conferring an honorary doctorate on US politician Nany Pelosi as crowds protested outside.
Other demonstrations have taken place around the world today.
Here are some photos of events from this week.
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