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

IRELAND

Prominent sports journalist and author Tom Humphries is to be sentenced later this month for the sexual exploitation and defilement of a child. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A court heard how the former Irish Times sports journalist exchanged 16,000 messages with a teenage girl as his sentencing for child sexual exploitation was put back to 24 October.
• Vodafone was fined for making customers ‘opt in’ to a roaming deal which many didn’t know about.
• A man who threatened hotel staff after they discovered his stash of drugs avoided jail.
• Sinn Féin proposed abolishing the local property tax which would cost the Exchequer €445 million, in its alternative Budget plans.
• Paid maternity leave was extended in cases where a baby is born prematurely.
• There was a cash-in-transit raid in Lucan, west Dublin.
• Passengers who witness anti-social behaviour on the Luas can now text a dedicated number to inform security.
• Freddie Thompson shouted obscenities in court today when a judge refused to grant him bail. He is charged with the murder of David Douglas.

WORLD

A protester outside Downing Street, in London, as protesters demanding the resignation of Spain's prime minister gathered to show support for Catalans. Dominic Lipinski / PA Dominic Lipinski / PA / PA

#VEGAS: The victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting are being named. They include young mothers, off-duty police officers and young men.

#CUBA: The USA has expelled 15 Cuban diplomats after many of its embassy staff started suffering unexplained medical problems.

#PARIS: Five people were arrested after police in France discovered a homemade bomb in the capital.

PARTING SHOT

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Ever watch an interview and just cringe? Well, Stephen Colbert is here to make sure you don’t forget the feeling.

The US talk show host asked acclaimed Meath man Pierce Brosnan what it was like to be British icon.

Eh….luckily Brosnan handled it like a pro. You can watch it in all its horrific glory here.

(Via DailyEdge.ie)

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