Here's What Happened Today: Friday

NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

• The independent report into the death of Aoife Johnston at University Hospital Limerick found a series of failings in how the hospital handled her case. 
• The HSE CEO said the report death shows that a “number of steps could and should have taken place which might have led to a more benign result”.
• A food safety warning was issued to anyone with a peanut allergy to avoid all mustard products.
• Gardaí sealed off a large area on the grounds of University Hospital Limerick after a body was discovered there overnight.
• NATO ships and an Irish Naval vessel are to conduct an exercise off the coast this weekend, the Department of Defence confirmed.  
• Garda Commissioner Drew Harris said that, in “hindsight”, the decision to stand down the public order unit on the morning of one day of the Coolock riots was not the right one.
• Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien and Sinn Féin’s housing spokesperson Eoin Ó Broin clashed over the cost of homes in a new housing development on State-owned land in south Dublin. 
• The berthing of the seized alleged drug trafficking ship the MV Matthew in Cork has cost the State €4.4m in the space of 11 months.
• Rory Gallagher “is not in consideration for the post” of manager to the Derry senior football team, a spokesman for Derry GAA confirmed to The 42. 
• Former Republic of Ireland footballer Anthony Stokes was caught with almost €4,000 worth of cocaine in his car after leading gardaí on a high-speed pursuit in Dublin, a court heard

INTERNATIONAL

#LEBANON: Israel hit a suburb in the Lebanese capital Beirut with an airstrike, killing at least eight people and wounding dozens of others as the conlift with Hezbollah continues to intensify.
#ARREST WARRANT: Israel sumbitted a challenge to a request for arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant at the International Criminal Court for alleged crimes committed during the war in Gaza.
#AL FAYED: Barristers representing the alleged victims of Mohamed Al Faye said the case “combines some of the most horrific elements of the cases involving Jimmy Savile, Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein”.

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PARTING SHOT

Culture night returned this evening for its 19th edition, and almost 2,000 events were planned across the country.

From an Ogham writing workshop in Killorglin to becoming a tattoo artist in Temple Bar, there’s was no shortage of activities, and all provided free of charge.

So in today’s daily poll, we wanted to know: Will you attend any Culture Night events?

With Culture Night drawing to close for another year, let our readers know if you attended any events, or see how others have been voting. 

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