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

IRELAND

Pedestrians at Bewley’s Grafton Street as the historic Dublin cafe re-opened for business RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Ursula von der Leyen invited the Irish government to propose “suitable candidates” for the EU commissioner vacancy vacated by Phil Hogan.
• However, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar appeared to have ruled himself outof the EU Trade Commissioner’s former job.
• NPHET confirmed that it will recommend that the Government does not re-open pubs next week.
• Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn also said Kildare would not emerge from temporary lockdown restrictions early.
• 93 more cases of Covid-19 were reported.
• Emergency services launched a search for a fisherman who went missing off the coast of Kerry last night.
• Met Éireann issued a Status Yellow rain warning for counties in Munster and Leinster.
• Sarah McInerney’s return to the RTÉ airwaves was announced as part of the national broadcaster’s new season launch.
• It emerged that the out-of-hours GP service in two counties continued to charge possible Covid-19 patients for phone consultations despite claims that the HSE had funded such services.

INTERNATIONAL

A giraffe is measured during the annual weigh-in at London Zoo PA PA

#US: A 14-year-old girl was confirmed as the first fatality from Hurricane Laura.

#ALEXEI NAVALNY: Russian authorities claimed there has been no indication so far that opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s illness was caused by poisoning.

#UK: The Liberal Democrats elected former cabinet minister Sir Ed Davey as their new leader.

PARTING SHOT

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Unbelievably, it’s 25 years since Father Ted hit our screens.

To mark the occasion, An Post has commissioned four stamps to celebrate the anniversary, with iconic one-liners and ‘retro wallpaper’ patterns on each to match the different rooms in the Craggy Island Parochial House.

The stamps are available online and in selected post offices nationwide.