Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

09 May 2026, 19:02 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.

Canvassers dropping in leaflets in letter boxes for Social Democrats candidate for the Dublin By Election Daniel Ennis while he was canvassing in the East Wall area today. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ieLeah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

Two Irish people on board the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius will be repatriated to Ireland once they arrive in Tenerife, the Department of Health said.
Crowds gathered outside Stephen’s Green shopping centre this afternoon to show their opposition to a redesign proposal approved by the council.
A postmortem examination of the body of a woman found dead alongside an infant at a home in Tipperary on Friday was completed.
A motorcyclist died following a single-vehicle crash in Co Wexford.
Fine Gael MEP Maria Walsh announced that she is 16 weeks pregnant, having conceived a child via IVF.

INTERNATIONAL

People gathered in front of the Hungarian Parliament after Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar took his oath of office in Budapest. AP Photo / Denes ErdosAP Photo / Denes Erdos / Denes Erdos

#HUNGARY: Pro-European conservative Péter Magyar was ceremonially sworn-in as Hungary’s new prime minister today, vowing “regime change” after nationalist Viktor Orbán’s 16 years in power.

#RUSSIA: Russian President Vladimir Putin described his war goals in Ukraine as “just” and denounced Nato in a combative address at a scaled back Victory Day parade in Russia.

#LABOUR LOSSES: Keir Starmer said bringing former prime minister Gordon Brown back into the UK government is a “future-looking” move.

PARTING SHOT

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE took part in the annual Darkness Into Light fundraiser this morning in support of suicide and self-harm prevention charity Pieta House.

The 5km walks begin in the early hours of the morning before the sun rises and finish as dawn breaks. People can also take part in the event by running, wheeling, cycling and swimming as the sun rises.

This year saw 177 walks take place from 4.15am across 18 countries.

You can see pictures from the walks across the country this morning here.

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