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

India Day at Farmleigh today. Rollingnews.ie Rollingnews.ie

IRELAND

• Two Irishwomen have live-tweeted their UK abortion journey to Enda Kenny.
• The Olympic Council of Ireland’s board are meeting this weekend for the first time to discuss the Rio ticket scandal.
• Dublin fire engines are repeatedly being taken out of action due to staff shortages.
• Hundreds of Irish Travellers have been accused of bringing chaos to a small town in Germany.
• Met Éireann has warned of heavy showers, thunder and spot flooding this weekend.
• Kerry TD Michael Healy-Rae has accused Ireland’s major ports of making a concerted effort to stop proposals for cruise ships from visiting Valentia Harbour and Ballinskelligs Bay.
• Gardaí are seeking the public’s help in tracing a missing 16-year-old girl.
• UFC star Conor McGregor’s army of fans has arrived in Vegas for a fiery final face-off with Diaz.

INTERNATIONAL

Little Mix perform during the V Festival at in Shropshire. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#TRUMP: Donald Trump has appealed for black votes, telling African-Americans that they live in poverty.

#DNA: With the conviction of Brendan Dassey of Making A Murderer fame overturned, his co-accused Steven Avery is now seeking exoneration.

#GOLD: Explorers in Poland have begun digging for a legendary Nazi train said to be laden with treasure and armaments.

#FRANCE: One of the men who murdered a French priest in July has been buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official has said.

INNOVATION

• It’s been an interesting few months for Samsung, but it feels like its efforts are finally paying off.
• Twitter has suspended 235,000 accounts in six months for promoting terrorism. [The Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

With medals, drug tests, and ticketing arrests, Ireland has had a tumultuous Olympics. It wouldn’t be a huge surprise, then, if you missed some of these surprising details from the Games. [BBC Magazine]

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