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IRELAND

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• A drunk driver jailed for the death of a four-year-old boy has had 18 months cut from his jail term following an appeal.
• A new report commissioned by Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan for an EU grouping takes aim at both RTÉ and billionaire media mogul Denis O’Brien.
• Ashers Bakery has lost an appeal to a ruling which found they were guilty of discrimination for not making a wedding cake that supported gay marriage.
• A former garda, whose patrol car was rammed by a lorry in 2000, was awarded €75,000 damages in the High Court today.
• A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this afternoon.
• Two men have died in separate crashes in Leinster.
• Anthony Foley’s 11-year-old son has launched a Facebook site asking fans of his father to attend mass.
• Dunnes Stores has jumped ahead of Tesco to take the position of Ireland’s second-largest.

INTERNATIONAL

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#CALAIS: More than 2,000 people have been relocated to locations around France from the so-called Jungle migrant camp in Calais.

#RIP: British singer Pete Burns has died.

#MALTA: A plane crashed near the runway at Malta International Airport, killing all five people onboard.

INNOVATION

• These webcams are being recalled after last week’s massive web outage. [TechRadar]
• This company is turning news into video games. [BusinessInsider]

PARTING SHOT

Dublin Fire Brigade has tweeted out footage of the severe flooding experienced in Dublin five years ago this evening.

It says it received over 900 calls for assistance throughout the night.

5 yrs ago this evening Dublin suffered severe flooding. "A watch" received over 900 calls for assistance throughout the night #Dublin #fire pic.twitter.com/o9bWzmLPyv

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) October 24, 2016

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