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IRELAND

File photo of Jameela Abougnah at a protest calling for Ibrahim Halawa to be released RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Ibrahim Halawa could be back in Ireland “in a matter of days” after being found innocent after four years in an Egyptian prison.
• Ryanair published a list of the upcoming flights it has cancelled, and said affected customers will be offered refunds or alternative flights.
• A retired Garda Sergeant told the Charleton Tribunal the death of a colleague in the line of duty had “a devastating effect” on officers in Buncrana, Co Donegal.
• Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said unions that don’t sign up to a new public sector pay deal will not benefit from pay increases under it.
• The former manager of Rush Credit Union, which owed €2 million, was banned from working in financial services.
• Fianna Fáil’s justice spokesperson Jim O’Callaghan said investigating all 1.4 million fake breath tests recorded by An Garda Síochána would be impractical and inconclusive.
• Yesterday’s All-Ireland senior football final is the most-watched show on Irish television so far this year, with more than one million viewers tuning in to watch the match live on RTÉ2.

WORLD

Wayne Rooney arriving at Stockport Magistrates' Court in England today Peter Byrne / PA Wire/PA Images Peter Byrne / PA Wire/PA Images / PA Wire/PA Images

#ENGLAND: Former England captain Wayne Rooney was banned from driving for two years and ordered to perform 100 hours of unpaid work after pleading guilty to drink-driving.

#CARIBBEAN: Hurricane Maria is expected to become highly dangerous as it moves towards the eastern Caribbean, a region already struggling to recover from megastorm Irma.

#IRAQ: Iraq moved 500 wives of jihadists from the so-called Islamic State group to a detention centre in preparation for deporting them.

PARTING SHOT

Host Stephen Colbert at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards last night Chris Pizzello / AP/Press Association Images Chris Pizzello / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

Didn’t catch the Emmys last night? CBS has rounded up host Stephen Colbert’s funniest moments.

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