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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

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

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  • Gardaí are asking the public not to share graphic images of the fatal collision that occurred on the M50 today.
  • Dublin Airport’s operator said that departures are running “very efficiently” this morning, adding that they will make sure it continues throughout the Bank Holiday weekend.
  • The Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) discretion rate is to rise to 35% from next month, Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien announced today.
  • The Taoiseach described a video which appears to show people in an Orange Hall in Northern Ireland mocking the murder of Michaela McAreavey as “beyond comprehension”. 
  • Gardaí are set to draft in barristers to prosecute their cases in the District Court following a High Court ruling which bans garda court presenters.
  • A young Dublin boy died after inhaling helium from a birthday balloon, an inquest heard.
  • The Minister for Finance labelled the first three months of the year as a “weak” economic quarter despite a 10.8% growth in GDP.
  • Revenue seized 80,000 cigarettes at Dublin Port today as part of operations targeting the ‘shadow economy’. 

THE WORLD

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#JUBILEE Boris Johnson was subjected to boos from onlookers today as he entered St Paul’s Cathedral in London for an event honouring the UK’s Queen.

#UKRAINE It’s been 100 days since Russia’s invasion with fighting raging across the east of the country, where Moscow’s forces are tightening their grip on the Donbas region.

#ENVIRONMENT Global plastic waste will triple by 2060 according to OECD projections released today.

#GUN VIOLENCE US President Joe Biden yesterday made a fervent appeal for lawmakers to pass tougher gun control laws, including a ban on assault weapons.

PARTING SHOT

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One video of a black-and-white interface with crosshairs aiming toward aircraft on a runway was uploaded to Facebook with a caption: “Drone totally Destroyed Russian Air-base helicopters & fighter jet.

Read our full debunk on our website.

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    Mute Reuben Gray
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    May 27th 2022, 1:22 PM

    Calling bus routes N4 and N6 when neither of them run on those roads isn’t confusing at all.

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    Mute Colonel Buckshot
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    May 27th 2022, 1:56 PM

    @Reuben Gray: It may also be confusing for visitors. An “N” before or after the route number is almost always used for night only routes throughout Europe.

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    Mute Eoin Roche
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    May 27th 2022, 2:34 PM

    @Reuben Gray: Agree with both of these points, the N4 and the N6 will run on the N2 and N3! Theres still time to pick any other letter, nobody cares that N means North, its been the 17A for the last million years, call them A4 and A6 or whatever, the passengers will feel like they’re in an Audi.

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    May 27th 2022, 3:37 PM

    @Eoin Roche: what Dublin bus will run on the N2 during the day please. Genuine question. Thanks

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    May 27th 2022, 4:21 PM

    @Colonel Buckshot: It is here to with NiteLink!

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    Mute Eoin Roche
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    May 27th 2022, 4:29 PM

    @Aurelio Na Fodhla: None. The N6 Route will operate on the N2, but its being operated by Go-Ahead.

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    Mute Thomas Claffey
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    May 27th 2022, 1:58 PM

    Since they took over the bus routes its been a shambles buses not turning up on time or simply moved to a other routes #bus number 9 routes

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    May 27th 2022, 5:50 PM

    Only a matter of time before they end the late night service due to the usual yobs causing problems.

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    Mute Roibeard Ó Riain
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    May 27th 2022, 10:00 PM

    @Paul Shepherd: Wow. Close your curtains buddy, buy a water melon and watch Dirty Dancing. #crazyforswayze

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    Mute Gary Kearney
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    May 27th 2022, 4:23 PM

    A complete joke as the N4 and N6 routes are not serving the communities of the services they are replacing.
    Now people have to wait in Finglas Village to change buses and trust me the wind coming off the N2 goes straight through you, No shelter and no room for one.
    Its been a farce from start to finish.

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    May 27th 2022, 2:49 PM

    @Gerrard: Howth Junction you eejit

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