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

IRELAND

Dublin footballer Philly McMahon, pictured at the launch of his book The Choice in DCU today Leon Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Leon Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• Brazil’s supreme court has granted an injunction to suspend Kevin Mallon’s ticket touting court date.
• Public servants will get their first tranche of restoration pay in the new year.
• A man has sued the HSE after his wife died a day after being discharged from hospital following an overdose.
• John Halligan says he’d pay a €7,500 compensation payout to a woman he interviewed for a job amid calls for him to resign his ministry.
• Bank of Ireland admitted that an additional 6,000 customers were overcharged in the tracker mortgage scandal.
• A Sinn Féin councillor has resigned, claiming he was subjected to a ‘litany of bullying behaviour’.
• The new extended Luas will open to the public in four weeks’ time.
• A man caught with bullets in a sock told gardaí he was sweating because he had been masturbating.

INTERNATIONAL

Comedian Louis CK, pictured in February 2016 SIPA USA / PA Images SIPA USA / PA Images / PA Images

#SEXUAL HARASSMENT: Comedian Louis CK and action star Steven Seagal have become the latest entertainment industry figures to be accused of sexual harassment.

#JURY DUTY: Barack Obama turned up for jury duty in Chicago – but wasn’t selected.

#SPACEY: Actor Kevin Spacey has been replaced in a completed film set to premiere next month.

PARTING SHOT

Poor Arkansas native Alyssa Stringfellow became a viral sensation today. The reason? When her car insurer asked her for pictures of her vehicle from the front and the side, she responded with photos of herself. From the front and the side. Oh dear. Still, she seems to be taking it with good humour. Never fear, we’ve all had those moments Alyssa.
https://www.facebook.com/alyssa.rachael/posts/10157617014171959

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