Here's What Happened Today: Friday

A terrorist attack in London, cancelled Ryanair flights and George Hook had everyone talking today.

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

IRELAND

90523351 Taoiseach Leo Varadkar with newly married couple Eleanor and Ian Walsh, on day two of the Fine Gael think-in in Tipperary Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

The Taoiseach said he’s not sure if members of the public would support the Citizens’ Assembly’s recommendations on Ireland’s abortion legislation.
Leo Varadkar also said he wants to see a sugar tax introduced next year.
George Hook was suspended from Newstalk, following controversial comments he made about rape.
Ryanair said it plans to cancel 40-50 flights daily for the next six weeks to improve its punctuality.
Ireland will accept 330 extra refugees next year, it was announced.
A referendum on reducing the waiting time for a divorce is expected to take place in November 2018.
Taxi fares are set to increase by 3%.
AIB cut its standard variable mortgage rate by 0.25%.
A security man was awarded €24,000 after being racially abused by a Tesco store manager.

WORLD

painting Francis Bacon's Study of Red Pope, unseen in public for 45 years, on display at Christie's in London today Victoria Jones / PA Wire/PA Images Victoria Jones / PA Wire/PA Images / PA Wire/PA Images

#LONDON: Police in London are treating the detonation of a homemade explosive on a tube train as a terrorist incident.

#UK: A man who fled to Ireland from England after an arrest warrant was issued for possession of indecent images of children was sentenced in the UK.

#NORTH KOREA: The country fired a ballistic missile over Japan and into the Pacific, in response to new UN sanctions.

PARTING SHOT

Fota Wildlife Park in Cork has welcomed twin Red Panda cubs and wants the public to help name them.

DK15092017 FOTA 002 The cubs Darragh Kane Darragh Kane

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