Here's What Happened Today: Monday

Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.

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

IRELAND

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Many presidential hopefuls made their pitch to Kerry County Council with the hope of securing their nomination.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald confirmed that she will not be running for president.
Tánaiste Simon Harris said he had to “dig pretty deep” to turn up at the Fine Gael think-in today after numerous threats were made against him and his family.
It will be October before the government’s revised Housing for All plan is published.
Irish aid worker Gena Heraty, who was kidnapped in Haiti last month, said she is “tired but well” after she was released from captivity at the end of last month.
A man accused of stalking a social media influencer and allegedly “following” her from a Dublin street into a hotel lift and then to her room appeared in court.
A motorcyclist in her 60s died following a road traffic collision in Co Kildare.
A playground in Sandymount, Dublin 4 was subject to a serious arson attack.
More than 3,300 students across the country received second-round CAO offers.
Three Irish banks announced a new in-app payment service that will launch next year to rival Revolut.

INTERNATIONAL

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#NOT AGAIN: The French government collapsed after the country’s parliament voted to oust Prime Minister Francois Bayrou, just nine months after he came into office following a no confidence vote in his predecessor Michele Barnier.

#GAZA: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told residents of Gaza City to evacuate, as the IDF ramped up its deadly assault on the territory’s largest urban centre.

#LONDON: Heathrow Terminal 4 closed as firefighters responded to a “possible hazardous materials incident” at the airport.

#ISRAEL: At least six people died and over a dozen more were injured following a shooting in Jerusalem.

PARTING SHOT

Leo Varadkar has been reflecting on his career and some of the choices he made as Taoiseach and Fine Gael leader in his new 400-page memoir, Speaking My Mind.

Here are eight things that he reveals in those pages.