Here's What Happened Today: Friday

04 Sep 2026, 20:15 by Emma Hickey, https://www.thejournal.ie/author/emma-hickey/ · TheJournal.ie

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

IRELAND

People not wearing safety helmets while on electric scooters going past the GPO in Dublin ciity centre on the day regulations come into effect making the wearing of helmets and high-visibility clothing mandatory for those using e-scooters. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ieLeah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

A 12-year-old boy who was killed after a train and a car collided at a level crossing in Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, on Thursday night has been named locally as Eoin Doyle.
Taoiseach Micheál Martin said Russian ambassador Yuri Filatov is in “not in a position to lecture anybody” in response to Filatov’s comments slamming the government.
Energy provider SSE Airtricity announced it will be hiking its rates for electricity and gas next month.
Haulage industry leaders want to stay around the negotiating table with the government, but have warned that protests may follow if the vital fuel supports end.
All gates and roads of the Phoenix Park will be closed from next Thursday to Saturday to facilitate the visit of US president Donald Trump.
Streaming giant Netflix quietly increased the prices of its monthly subscription plans.

INTERNATIONAL

Kevin Reddington, defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy, walks through reporters and television cameras while arriving at Plymouth County Superior Court. AP Photo / Charles KrupaAP Photo / Charles Krupa / Charles Krupa

#MASSACHUSETTS: The judge presiding over the trial of Lindsay Clancy formally declared a mistrial on day seven of jury deliberations.

#REFORM UK: Nigel Farage dismissed suggestions Reform UK had previously taken disguised foreign donations as “loose pub talk” that “simply were not true” as he sought to move on from allegations about the party’s finances.

#THE FELIX FOUNDATION: Comedian Russell Howard revealed that his baby son Felix died shortly after birth.

PARTING SHOT

Archaeologists at work on the site in Abbotstown. Uisce ÉireannUisce Éireann

A MEDIEVAL FORT and a Bronze Age flint have been unearthed during preparatory works for a drainage project in Co Dublin.

The Greater Dublin Drainage project aims to provide wastewater treatment to around 500,000 people and support the delivery of up to 185,000 new homes across north Dublin and surrounding parts of Meath and Kildare.

During excavations ahead of the project, a ringfort – an early medieval enclosure – was found at Sheephill in Abbotstown.