LAST UPDATE | 23 Oct 2025

GOOD MORNING.

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

Saggart

1. A total of 23 people were arrested last night following a second night of violent disruptions near an Ipas centre in Citywest.

Two gardaí were hospitalised after sustaining injuries during the course of the riots. One was struck on the head by a bottle, while the other sustained an injury to their arm and shoulder.

Election expenses

2. At least €1 million was spent on social media and digital advertising during the last general election campaign, as candidates and parties sought to target new audiences with their political messaging.

Housing

3. The number of properties available to rent within the limits of the Housing Assistance Payment scheme has continued to fall this year, with just 24 properties available to rent within any HAP limits last month. 

Bloody Sunday

4. The verdict in the trial of a former paratrooper accused of two murders during the events of Bloody Sunday in 1972 is expected to be delivered this morning.

Gaza

5. Israel’s Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by an organisation representing international media outlets in Israel and the Palestinian territories, demanding independent access for journalists to Gaza.

Oil sanctions

6. US President Donald Trump has slapped major sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies, complaining that his talks with Vladimir Putin to end the Ukraine war “don’t go anywhere.”

Race for the Áras

7. Catherine Connolly appears to be on course to win the presidential election, with a new poll showing the Independent candidate on 44%, well ahead of Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys on 25%.

Made a hames of it

8. The director of the Louvre acknowledged a “terrible failure” at the Paris museum after a stunning daylight crown jewel heist at the world’s most-visited museum, and said she offered to resign, but it was refused.

Champions League

9. Liverpool broke a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win at Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League last night