Saturday's Evening Round-up: Rockall row; Munster arrests; Strip and Dip
So that’s nearly Saturday wrapped up. Here’s some of the stories we published on irishexaminer.com today which we hope will help you make sense of it all this evening.
TO INFORM
Eleven people have appeared in court charged with over 200 counts relating to the alleged rape, sexual exploitation, and neglect of children.
The potential closure of a UK adolescent mental health facility that cares for Irish children is being described as deeply worrying.
At least four Irish fishing vessels are fishing off Rockall this evening in defiance of a Scottish ban.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said the party is "determined" to move forward in a positive way following its poor performance at the recent elections.
Planning permission is being sought for more than 1,200 housing units in Dublin and Kildare. Plans for the four large housing developments have been filed directly with An Bord Pleanála under the new fast-track mechanism that sees decisions made within 16 weeks
Cork cruised past troubled Waterford in Pairc Ui Chaoimh, eventually winning by 13 points. Waterford began with the breeze but Cork led early thanks to a third-minute Patrick Horgan goal and some fine point-taking.
TO ENGAGE
This is a man’s world. The airside tarmac, as Air Force One touched down in Shannon, was dotted in men. In a makeshift meeting room at Shannon Airport, US president Donald Trump and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar were flanked by their requisite back-up teams, writes Joyce Fegan.
Robert F Kennedy Jr is an ‘outlier in the Kennedy family’ with his anti-vaxx support, according to his siblings. Now the family is engaged in a very public spat, says Bette Browne
TO ENTERTAIN
Marty Whelan has said he was "speechless at such kindness" when Michael Bublé took a break in his concert last night to sing Happy Birthday to the TV stalwart.
There was one winner of the Irish lotto tonight worth over €4m... was it you?
MOST READ SO FAR TODAY
Around 1,800 women have stripped off on a beach in Ireland to help the fight against cancer. The mass skinny dip included women all of ages - from teenagers to pensioners - for the Strip and Dip charity swim.
