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

IRELAND

Sabina Higgins speaking to great grandson Finn Keenaghan at the launch of the National Library of Ireland's Photo Detectives Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• The government vowed to crack down on landlords who retain deposits from renters.
• Services were suspended on Irish Rail after a low speed derailment in Dun Laoghaire.
• There was a backlash after gangland t-shirts were put up for sale online.
• The mother of missing woman Fiona Pender died after a long battle with illness.
• A rollerblader who was caught on video hitching a ride on the back of a Dublin Bus has been labelled “absolutely reckless”.
• No damages were awarded to a prisoner whose rights were breached by being forced to defecate in a chamber pot in Mountjoy prison.
• A Fine Gael MEP said Ireland’s neutrality needs to be re-examined ahead of Brexit.
• Acting Garda Commissioner Dónall Ó Cualáin said he won’t apply for the job.
• There was controversy for the Defence Forces after an Irish naval ship attended the world’s largest arms fair in London.
• A would-be armed robber attempted a raid while armed gardaí were in the shop.
• A man threatened staff with a metal bar during a cash-in-transit robbery in Dublin.

INTERNATIONAL

EU citizens in Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster, London Stefan Rousseau / PA Images Stefan Rousseau / PA Images / PA Images

#LONDON: Police in the UK capital have released a new image of the jogger who pushed a woman into the path of a bus.

#IRMA: Six people died at a Florida nursing home left without power after Hurricane Irma.

#WATCH THE THRONE: A woman was arrested after an attempted burglary at Prince George’s school.

PARTING SHOT

Game of Thrones may be over for the time being, but HBO is keeping up the strong output with its comedy series Insecure.

In this video, it explains the make-up and camera effects used to make the show’s black characters’ features appear stronger on screen.
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