Sean O Fearghaíl has been re-elected as Ceann Comhairle of the Dáil by a margin of 130 to 28 votes, while Leo Varadkar resigned as Taoiseach after failing to secure enough votes in the Dáil to be re-elected.
Amidst a series of rent hikes at universities across the country, students at University College Dublin (UCD) staged a sit-in in protest of what they described as the “commercialisation” of third-level education. Rent is expected to increase by up to 4% at university-owned student accommodation at UCD, University College Cork (UCC), NUI Galway, and Trinity College Dublin.
A southern white rhinoceros calf has been born at Dublin Zoo. Great news for an endangered species of just 18,000 that were almost on the verge of extinction in the 20th Century.
Washington has taken a major step toward becoming the first US state to restrict companies looking to extract, bottle and sell local water supplies, deeming it detrimental to public welfare and interest.
Finally, today’s Zen features Sam Smith’s single To Die For. You can have a listen here.
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