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Here’s What Happened Today: Saturday
A pro-life rally, free GP care and the build up to the Greek referendum had people talking today.
Motorbike doctor dies after fatal crash at practice session
Dr John Hinds passed away earlier today.
Two charged after shotgun discharged in a child's playground
The incident happened on Thursday.
Woman in her twenties arrested over shooting in Limerick car park
A man in his thirties had earlier been arrested in connection with the incident and remains in custody.
Two men charged over stabbing incidents in the centre of Dublin
The two men are due to appear in court.
Alton Towers breakdown leaves visitors hanging upside down
The group were left hanging for 20 minutes on the hottest day of the year
Here is how much sun cream you need to not get burnt
The Health Products Regulatory Authority have given some guidelines on staying safe in the sun.
The Irish Navy has saved the lives of almost 600 people
the Lé Eithne has been operating in the Mediterranean since last month.
A space rocket has exploded on a routine cargo mission
The incident happened at NASA’s base near Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Police officer chokes a man holding his daughter
The incident happened in Philadelphia when 20-year-old Ellis Smith failed to pay for his ticket.
The man who took bullets shielding his fiancée in Tunisia attack
Saera Wilson spoke to the BBC about the terror attack in the Tunisian town of Sousse yesterday.
Jimmy Saville brought back to life in chilling new stage portrayal
Alistair McGowan’s performance has been described as “repellently convincing” by The Guardian.
A man who ran over his girlfriend's father is campaigning for more high-vis jackets
Michael Jackson appeared alongside his girlfriend Maggie on Tv3′s Ireland AM to tell their harrowing story.
Young woman arrested over knife and axe murder
The incident happened at Basil McAfee’s home in 2013.
Polluted water kills "extensive" amount of fish in Limerick
The incident is thought to have killed an “extensive” number of fish.
"Dehydrated but alive": Irish Naval ship LÉ Eithne rescue migrants off the coast of Italy
To date, the Irish crew have rescued over 600 migrants since leaving Cork.
Young man stabbed to death in front garden after checking for pizza delivery
Police are continuing to question a 32-year-old man.
Alleged rape victim was accused of crying on cue during cross-examination
The woman has been awarded €13,500 after the European Court of Human Rights ruled she was mistreated during the course of her trial.
Woman accidentally shoots herself in the head while taking a selfie
The 21-year-old Russian woman was posing with a 9mm handgun left behind by a security guard at her Moscow office.
New Zealand glacier body identified after 42 years
Surviving family members have issued an statement expressing gratitude to the police.
Resistance to antibiotics could be causing unnecessary deaths in Ireland
An Irish MEP has proposed that the use of the antibiotics without prescription be banned.
Motorbike crash in North West 200 sees spectator and rider in critical condition
The incident happened during the Superstock race yesterday.
A prisoner has been stabbed to death in Cork Prison
The incident happened yesterday afternoon.
Violent prisoner is still on the move on the island of Ireland
Jonathan Turley was supposed to return to prison on May 9 after being released on bail.
Two dead and 20 injured in train collision in Germany
The incident happened earlier today near Ibbenburen in northwest Germany.
Most of us don't realise severe obesity is as dangerous as smoking
The new study also said that 20% of people who describe themselves as healthy are in fact overweight.
"We were sitting in the car when it started to shake...it was sheer pandemonium"
Speaking to TheJournal.ie, an Oxfam aid worker on the ground described the consequences of yesterday’s earthquake.
Are too many vitamins actually bad for you?
There are a variety of views out there on multivitamin supplements.
Parents put toddlers at risk at Howth pier with high waves breaking over walls
The Coast Guard has warned of the dangers of these high waves, which can take people off their feet and wash them into the water.
Take a lot of vitamins? You might want to stop...
A new study from the United States has led to the Food Safety Authority issuing a warning.
Police capture terror suspect after he accidentally shoots himself
The 24-year-old Algerian man was arrested after shooting himself and calling an ambulance.
Two GOAL workers seriously injured in Syria, one critical
The CEO of GOAL said, “This incident once again underlines the acute dangers that humanitarian aid workers face by working inside Syria.”
Hundreds of toys were pulled from shelves because they were dangerous
Most of the products originated in China.
PHOTOS: 32 killed in east Ukraine mine blast
At least 17 have been killed with 16 more missing.
Police say 'nothing untoward' about object after Titanic security alert
The alert had been raised about a suspicious object that had been found.
Arrests on charges of recruiting women into Islamic State group
These happened in the cities of Girona, Barcelona and Mellila.
This Dublin house had a lucky escape after a phone charger went up in flames
Nobody was injured in the blaze.
Toxic orange cloud covers towns near Barcelona after chemical blast
Thousands of people were forced to stay indoors until the cloud had dissipated.
There are dangerous ecstasy tablets with a 'UPS' logo in circulation
A public health warning has been issued over the tablets.
A twenty-five metre wind turbine blade has fallen to the ground
The incident occurred at the Tursliagh wind farm near Tralee, Co Kerry.