Here's What Happened Today: Tuesday

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

IRELAND

• A vigil was held in Dublin city centre for Yves Sakila, who died following an incident on Henry Street on Friday.
• The Taoiseach and Tánaiste condemned Israel’s detention of Dr Margaret Connolly, the sister of President Catherine Connolly, who was taking part in an aid flotilla mission to Gaza.
• The Dáil held a heated debate on a motion brought by Sinn Féin seeking to introduce emergency bans on both rent increases and no-fault evictions.
• The minister for agriculture introduced draft legislation with significant reforms to dog breeding and ‘puppy farms’ in Ireland.
• A judge said the historical sexual offences trial of former DUP leader Jeffrey Donaldson is “on track” to begin on 26 May.
• The Cabinet signed off on plans to bring RTÉ’s finances under the control of the Comptroller and Auditor General as the station’s bosses met again with the communications minister.
• The HSE said it has “procedures in place” for management of Ebola cases but said further risk is “very low”.
• A woman who was harassed by a former garda said she was “met with silence” after making a complaint about his behaviour to GSOC.
• Sky sent cease-and-desist letters to 200 suspected ‘dodgy box’ users.
• Members of U2 and former president of Ireland, Mary Robinson, received a new European award recognising people who have helped promote and defend the continent’s core values.

INTERNATIONAL

#MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT: A Married at First Sight star who has accused her on-screen husband of sexual misconduct said she “completely lost her light” while appearing on the show.

#US-IRAN: Donald Trump claimed a ‘positive development’ in negotiations with Iran after calling off renewed assault by his military.

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#SAN DIEGO: Two teenage suspects shot and killed three people at a mosque in California before they were found dead in a car with self-inflicted gunshot wounds.

PARTING SHOT

A BIOTECH COMPANY that aims to resurrect lost creatures said it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment — a development that was met with mixed reviews from scientists and critics of its extinction mission.

Twenty-six baby chickens — ranging from a few days to several months old — were born from a 3D-printed lattice structure that mimics an eggshell, according to Colossal Biosciences.

Colossal previously announced it had genetically engineered living animals to resemble extinct species, including mice with long hair like the woolly mammoth and wolf pups that take after dire wolves.

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