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

As Christmas approaches, a Winter in Dublin light display is seen hanging over South William Street. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• Two men were charged as part of an investigation into the alleged arson at an Ipas centre in Drogheda last week.
• A gangland criminal who caused the death of 21-year-old student Joe Drennan in a notorious hit-and-run case had his prison sentence increased by five years.
• Last year saw the highest level of deaths in custody on record since the Office of the Inspector of Prisons began producing investigative reports in 2012.
• Tánaiste Simon Harris said it was a “dog whistle” for those in the Social Democrats to compare him to Nigel Farage.
• RTÉ‘s TV Documentary unit is to cease production next year as part of changes at the broadcaster.
• A new survey found that while many Dubliners view the city centre as unsafe, relatively few have personally been victims of serious crime.
• AIB staff “overwhelmingly” voted to reject new hybrid working principles put forward by the bank.
• A 43-year-old man arrested over a €3.2m cocaine and cannabis haul after a vehicle was stopped and a house searched in Dublin was remanded in custody.

INTERNATIONAL

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva speaks during a roundtable with leaders of tropical forest countries during the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Brazil. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#COP30: The Taoiseach told other world leaders about how Ireland was hit by Storm Éowyn earlier this year, saying that climate change is no longer a far-off threat but a “daily reality”.

#FORMAL REQUEST: Member of US Congress wrote to Andrew Mountbatten Windsor requesting he sit for a “transcribed interview” in connection with his “long-standing friendship” with deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

#I’M OUT: Nancy Pelosi, a towering figure in US politics and the first woman to serve as speaker of the House of Representatives, announced that she will step down at the next election.

#NOT AMUSED: Senior Orange Order figures called on Britain’s King Charles to “reflect on his coronation oath” after he prayed with Pope Leo, becoming the first Church of England leader to pray with the leader of the Roman Catholic Church in centuries. 

PARTING SHOT

Me trying to avoid the Celebrity Traitors finale spoilers: pic.twitter.com/o2ERf86EoV

— The Traitors HQ (@the_traitors_) November 6, 2025

Have you been watching the UK’s celebrity version of The Traitors?

The final episode is airing on the BBC this evening – but some fans have already watched it, after it was mistakenly uploaded early to a streaming service in Canada before it was meant to be released.

It was subsequently taken down from the platform.

(Warning: The above link will open an article that contains spoilers for previous episodes of the Celebrity Traitors, but not for the final).