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GOOD MORNING.
Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.
1. Over 1,000 taxi drivers are planning to switch off the Uber app during the Japan vs Ireland Rugby match today in an effort to protest the operator’s introduction of fixed prices.
They are turning off the app during the big game to “send Uber a message” and are hoping that the company will “take notice”.
2. Fianna Fáil TDs warn there will be anger in the party if the internal review into its chaotic presidential campaign is delayed beyond the promised 12 November deadline.
Several members doubt the report will be ready on time, accusing the leadership of stalling and warning that any postponement could spark internal conflict.
3. After a bright start in some areas, today’s weather won’t stay dry for long.
Met Éireann has said that any early mist and fog will clear this morning, leaving a mix of sunshine and scattered showers, mainly in the west.
4. US President Donald Trump handed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán a one-year exemption from sanctions for buying Russian oil and gas after the close right-wing allies held a chummy White House meeting yesterday.
5. Elsewhere in the US, a federal judge has ruled that Trump’s National Guard deployment to Portland, Oregon is “unlawful” and ordered it permanently blocked, a legal setback for the president’s use of troops in the country’s cities.
Trump has sent the National Guard to three Democratic-led cities this year – Los Angeles, the capital Washington DC and Memphis – but his efforts to deploy soldiers in Portland and Chicago have been tied up in the courts.
6. Education Minister Helen McEntee’s new Irish language education policies have drawn criticism from major language organisations and Fianna Fáil MEP Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, who said they lack ambition and fail to address the crisis in Irish teaching.
Groups such as Conradh na Gaeilge and the INTO called for clear targets, stronger resources, and urgent reform to reverse declining fluency and high exemption rates among students.
7. In an interview with The Journal, newly joined Independent Ireland councillor Bill Clear said he rejects “left versus right” politics, valuing free speech and community-focused representation instead.
The former Social Democrat cited frustration with party control and what he described as efforts by the political elite to “fix” the recent presidential election as key reasons for joining Independent Ireland.
8. UPS and FedEx said they are grounding their fleets of McDonnell Douglas MD-11 planes “out of an abundance of caution” following a deadly crash at the UPS global aviation hub in Kentucky.
The crash on Tuesday at UPS Worldport in Louisville killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu.
9. David Clifford and John McGrath have claimed the 2025 GAA player of the year awards for their inter-county displays.
Clifford and McGrath were honoured at tonight’s PwC GAA-GPA All-Star awards ceremony at the RDS in Dublin.
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