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

IRELAND

Shiloh Donnelly (5) from Dublin on her first day of school in Gardiner Street Convent Primary School in Dublin this morning. Sam BoalRollingNews.ie Sam BoalRollingNews.ie

• Gardaí were investigating after a woman was stabbed on a busy street in Longford town.
• Traffic was brought to a standstill after an oil tanker broke down inside the Port Tunnel.
• TV3 announced its new schedule for the new autumn/winter season.
• The HSE launched a campaign aimed at increasing the uptake of the HPV vaccine among young girls.
• It was announced that a patient was infected with the Hepatitis B virus from a blood transfusion.
• A new survey showed that Dublin hotels are now full 300 nights a year.
• The OCI held a board meeting for the first time since the Moran report into the ticketing affair at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
• The Data Protection Commissioner called on the government to increase transparency in relation to the rollout of the Public Services Card.

WORLD

Workers begin repairs to a wall that was lost in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. Eric Gay / AP/Press Association Images Eric Gay / AP/Press Association Images / AP/Press Association Images

#UNITED STATES: Donald Trump said that talking was “not the answer” when it came to dealing with North Korea.

#FRANCE: Frantic searches continued in France for a missing nine-year-old girl.

#HOUSTON: A curfew was introduced in Houston in Texas as a result of looting as the city struggled in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.

PARTING SHOT

Dubliners will be familiar with Mattress Mick – the savvy businessman and bed salesman who helps out a lot with charitable causes. Well Mick was delighted to find out today that there was a Mattress Mack helping out people in need in the wake of the storm in Houston, Texas.

The pair were introduced to each other live on air this morning and it made for radio gold.

(Via DailyEdge)

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