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

IRELAND 

The abortion pill bus set off on its tour of Ireland today Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Gardaí are investigating after a man was found dead on a farm in Clare. 
• A man who allowed his bank account to be used in an Electric Picnic ticket scam was arrested while trying to withdraw cash. 
• Cerberus, a US investment firm, has been named as the preferred bidder for the Project Arrow Nama portfolio. 
• There have been serious delays on the M50 after a five-car collision. 
• A Sinn Féin TD has defended sending sarcastic tweets about ‘getting instruction from Army Council’. 
• A train strike this morning caused serious disruption – and another one is on its way. 
• Pro-choice campaigners have started out across Ireland on their ‘abortion pill bus’. 
• The man who killed garda Tony Golden was under a suspended sentence in Northern Ireland for carrying a live firearm.

INTERNATIONAL 

A police water cannon being used against protesting students in South Africa today AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#ENGLAND: A woman who was knocked unconscious for two days by her partner has spoken about how he helped her take a selfie of her injuries. 

#FRANCE: A young child was among 43 killed in a bus crash in the south of France earlier today. 

#UNITED STATES: Three people were injured in a shooting attack in Nashville earlier today. 

INNOVATION 

• Apple have a new idea for a screen protector that involves pieces of rubber coming out of your phone. 
• Facebook has admitted that its app drains the iPhone’s battery. 

PARTING SHOT 

Google has launched a new search tool that allow users to search for the most popular Halloween costumes by geographical location.