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

IRELAND

Thousands defied the wrath of Storm Brian to take part in the Reign of Terror event in Co Kilkenny today Pat Moore Pat Moore

• Storm Brian passed over the country, leaving flooding and high winds in its wake.
• Sinn Féin is the biggest loser in the latest opinion poll.
• 15 junior sailors were rescued from the wrath of Storm Brian in Dun Laoghaire this afternoon.
• A learner driver was caught driving under the influence of seemingly all the drugs.
• A Storm Ophelia first responder described discovering that one of the casualties was his first cousin.
• A man in his 20s died after being knocked down by two cars in Co Louth.
• A man arrested following a €1 million drug seizure in Offaly appeared in court.
• Farmers are up in arms about the new NCT for tractors.

INTERNATIONAL 

Speaking in Madrid, Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy informs his country that the government is to strip Catalonia of its autonomy, invoking article 155 of the Spanish constitution. Paul White / PA Images Paul White / PA Images / PA Images

#SPAIN: Spain’s government stripped Catalonia of its ‘autonomous powers’.

#MUNICH: A male suspect was arrested after four people were stabbed in an early morning attack.

#US: Donald Trump claims he will shortly release all of the secret JFK assassination files.

PARTING SHOT

I’m not crying, you’re crying – Daily Edge brings you the lovely story of how a woman became best friends with an injured pigeon she found on Abbey Street in Dublin.

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