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The 9 at 9 Zohran Mamdani is the mayor of New York City and Tadhg Beirne can play against Japan.

LAST UPDATE | 5 Nov

GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news you need to know to start the day. 

New York

1. Zohran Mamdani has been elected as the new mayor of New York City, capping a remarkable political rise for the 34-year-old democratic socialist and state lawmaker.

Female Genital Mutilation

2. In our morning lead today The Journal Investigates found that there has been a 330% increase in demand for Female Genital Mutilation treatment in Ireland.

Ireland v Japan

3. Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne is free to play against Japan this weekend after his 20-minute red card against New Zealand was rescinded following a disciplinary hearing yesterday evening.

Democrats

4. Democrats scored major victories across the US last night, with decisive wins in New York, key governor races and the passage of a controversial redistricting measure in California aimed at countering Republican gerrymanders in several conservative-led states.

Kentucky

5. At least seven people died and several more were injured after a UPS cargo plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville International Airport in Kentucky yesterday.

Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission

6. Six new people have been appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission.

Key milestone wallet

7. The Government wants to introduce a “digital wallet” to store key milestones in people’s lives for easier access.

Thornton Hall

8. A former IT worker has been jailed for 15 months for two acts of animal cruelty linked to protests against asylum seeker housing.

Ivan Yates

9. Matt Cooper appeared to be taken aback on his Today FM show yesterday evening when Fianna Fáil TD Niall Collins revealed that he too has received media training from Ivan Yates.

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