Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Michael D is in, Gemma O’Doherty isn’t, and a sinkhole opens up on a Ulster GAA pitch – it’s the Fix.

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

IRELAND

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Michael D Higgins has officially declared for the coming presidential election, but it’s less clear whether or not he’ll be participating in the first debate on RTÉ radio on Thursday.
Meanwhile, journalist Gemma O’Doherty has failed to secure enough council nominations to contest the election.
Fine Gael Minister Catherine Byrne is reportedly contemplating abstaining from a vote of no confidence in her colleague Eoghan Murphy’s ministry set for tomorrow.
JP McManus donated €100,000 to every GAA county board.
A school was evacuated and a road closed after a sinkhole opened up on a GAA pitch in Monaghan.
Gardaí commenced door-to-door inquiries on Valentia Island in relation to the death of Baby John on Cahersiveen strand in 1984.
Listowel, Co Kerry, has been named Ireland’s tidiest town for 2018.
An activist hopes that PigeonGate will draw attention to the housing crisis.
Web Summit founder Paddy Cosgrave took a massive pop at the government’s record on housing.
Metallica will play Slane in 2019.
The annual house price growth in Dublin has slowed to a trickle.
It’s going to be properly warm this week.

WORLD

The tiny fishing trap in which Adi Novel Adilang spent seven weeks adrift at sea Indonesian Consulate General Osaka Indonesian Consulate General Osaka

#BRETT KAVANAUGH: A second sexual misconduct allegation has been made against Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court aspirant.

#ROD ROSENSTEIN: Trump is to meet with his embattled Deputy Attorney General on Thursday when his future is set to be settled.

#ADRIFT: An Indonesian teen has been rescued after seven weeks adrift at sea in a floating hut.

PARTING SHOT

This BBC Africa Twitter thread is a masterpiece of reportage. It is also a truly horrific story – viewer discretion is advised:

THREAD

In July 2018, a horrifying video began to circulate on social media.

2 women & 2 young children are led away by a group of soldiers. They are blindfolded, forced to the ground, and shot 22 times. #BBCAfricaEye investigated this atrocity. This is what we found... pic.twitter.com/oFEYnTLT6z
— BBC News Africa (@BBCAfrica) September 24, 2018

BBC News Africa / Twitter

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