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

IRELAND

A new plaque which Dublin City Council unveiled this morning to Dublin woman Violet Gibson, who attempted to assassinate Fascist Dictator Benito Mussolini, at 12 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 Sam Boal Sam Boal

• New arrivals from Ukraine and other countries may have to sleep overnight in Dublin Airport as the Citywest facility has now reached capacity. 
• Three AK-47 assault rifles were found in the boot of a car following “an intervention” by gardaí just a month after Kinahan cartel member David Byrne was fatally shot in the Regency Hotel, the Special Criminal heard today.
• A major operation has been launched in the Irish Sea by the Defence Forces to prevent and respond to attacks on undersea cables, The Journal has learned.
• Bertie Ahern has said a border poll on a united Ireland would not have a “hope in hell” of passing at present.
• Minister Paschal Donohoe has defended the eligibility of data centres to avail of the Government’s energy subsidy scheme.
• There was no impact to the energy grid after a wind turbine caught fire when it was struck by lightning off the coast of Arklow, Co Wicklow.
• The Dáil has been told that in the first half of this year over 700 households were disconnected from their electricity and over 300 households had their gas cut off.
• Gardaí are renewing their appeal for witnesses following a fatal collision between a bike and a car in Co Sligo earlier this month. 
• Dublin woman Violet Gibson, who attempted to assassinate Fascist dictator Benito Mussolini, has been commemorated by a Dublin City Council Commemorative Plaque.

INTERNATIONAL

Liz Truss making a statement outside 10 Downing Street today where she announced her resignation as Prime Minister Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#GONE: British Prime Minister Liz Truss has resigned this afternoon. 

#DUNN: A US citizen has been urged to return to Britain to face justice after admitting responsibility for the death of teenager Harry Dunn in a crash near a US military base.

#RUSSIA: The UK Defence Secretary has revealed that a Russian fighter jet recently “released a missile” in the vicinity of an RAF aircraft over the Black Sea.

#BABY: Spanish police found a newborn baby who was snatched from a Bilbao hospital hours earlier and arrested the woman who took the infant while disguised as a nurse.

PARTING SHOT

It’s Christmas Eve for Taylor Swift fans.

Her latest album Midnights will be released tomorrow.

Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be out October 21. Meet me at midnight.

Pre-order now: https://t.co/jjqUNkphuG pic.twitter.com/Fh96zK8vro

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 29, 2022

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