By Sarah Finnan
29th May 2023
29th May 2023
Your speedy summary of today's must-read stories.
Motorcyclist, 50s, dies following collision with car in Meath
A motorcyclist has died following a crash in Co Meath this evening. Gardaí in Ashbourne say they are investigating the fatal collision, which involved a car and a motorcycle and occurred at Old Ross Cross Road in Dunshaughlin, Co Meath at approximately 6.15pm.
The Irish Examiner
Ban on private vehicles passing through College Green
The College Green bus gate, which previously operated between 7am and 7pm Monday to Friday, will now be implemented at all times. Private vehicles will no longer be allowed to traverse the area.
RTÉ
‘It was insane how the fire was spreading so fast’ – resident tells of ‘panic’ as fire breaks out in Dublin apartment building
A major fire broke out at an apartment complex in north west Dublin on Sunday afternoon.
The blaze spread to several apartments in the top floor area of the block located at Falcon View in Blanchardstown. Seven units of Dublin Fire Brigade rushed to the scene and firefighters battled the blaze as flames and smoke bellowed from the top floors. There are no reported injuries but it is understood residents were evacuated.
Independent.ie
Free speech fears and far-right conspiracies: the culture war over Ireland’s hate speech bill
When Ireland’s proposed hate speech laws, The Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022, passed final stage in the Dáil last month, the most high-profile criticism came from international right-wing figures online. “This is a massive attack against freedom of speech,” Elon Musk wrote on Twitter. “It’s insane what’s happening in the “free world”,” Donald Trump Jr, the former US president’s son, decried while quoting a tweet which warned what the law could mean for those in possession of “hateful” material on their device. Unbeknownst to them, the pair echoed arguments made during the final Dáil debate on the bill by a self-styled socialist. People Before Profit’s Paul Murphy, a TD who would definitely see himself on the opposite end of the political spectrum to the Trumps, made a series of failed last-ditch attempts to amend the legislation. He repeatedly warned about the bill’s creation of “thought crime” and complained about its lack of an explicit reference to the right to freedom of expression.
The Journal
This Morning to return today after Phillip Schofield controversy – with Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary as presenters
This Morning will return to TV screens today, in the wake of the Phillip Schofield controversy. Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary will present the ITV daytime show from 10am – the first time it has aired since ex-presenter Mr Schofield admitted an affair with a younger male colleague.
Sky News
Turkish election victory for Erdogan leaves nation divided
Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s supporters celebrated well into the night after Turkey’s long-time president secured another five years in power. “The entire nation of 85 million won,” he told cheering crowds outside his enormous palace on the edge of Ankara. But his call for unity sounded hollow as he ridiculed his opponent Kemal Kilicdaroglu – and took aim at a jailed Kurdish leader and the LGBT community. The opposition leader did not explicitly concede victory.
BBC News
Italy: three dead and one missing after tourist boat capsized in storm
Italian firefighters say they have recovered three bodies from a northern Italian lake after a tourist boat capsized in a sudden, violent storm. Divers backed by a helicopter continued to search Lake Maggiore, in the Lombardy region, on Monday for one person still missing after a whirlwind overturned the boat carrying more than 20 tourists and crew late on Sunday. Firefighters said 19 people were saved. Many reportedly managed to swim to shore, or were picked up by other boats after the vessel overturned off Lisanza, at the southern end of the lake. The Lombardy region’s president, Attilio Fontana, said the “very serious incident” had been “caused by a whirlwind”.
The Guardian
Today’s forecast
Today will be dry and sunny, though the sunshine will be hazy in places. Turning warm again, especially in the west with highest temperatures of 17 to 22 degrees Celsius generally. However, it will be a little cooler along the east coast, in light to moderate easterly breezes. Tonight will be dry and mostly clear with lowest temperatures of 6 to 11 degrees Celsius, all in just light variable breezes.
Met Éireann
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