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IRELAND

Engineers week launch Julien Behal Photography Julien Behal Photography

• In Ireland, another 76 children became homeless just in time for the new school year.
• 2FM has more daily listeners than Today FM for the first time since the death of Gerry Ryan.
• A personal assistant who stole more than €1 million from her employers has been jailed for four years.
• Keelin Shanley and Caitriona Perry are set to be the new presenters of the RTÉ Six One.
• A Church of Ireland church in Clifden, Co Galway, faces repair costs of up to €70,000 after it was left nearly destroyed by vandals.
• The Kilkenny county board is investigating after lewd images of a team celebrating a cup win were leaked online.
• Councils are set to clamp down on Airbnb use due to the potential “negative impact” on the rental sector.
• The bar of Ireland has presented its Human Rights Award to Catherine Corless for her work relating to the discovery of human remains at the site of a former mother and baby home in Tuam, Co Galway.

INTERNATIONAL 

Former president George HW Bush and actress Heather Lind. AP / PA Images AP / PA Images / PA Images

#US: Former US president George HW Bush has apologised for patting “women’s rears” after an actress accused him of groping her.

#UK: A member of a gang which trafficked 19 women into prostitution in England and Wales has been jailed for four years for his role in the operation.

#ONLINE: Amazon is launching a new service that will allow couriers to unlock your door when you’re not home so packages can be left inside.

PARTING SHOT 

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar tried to inspire people to get a flu vaccine today by tweeting out photos of himself with a lollipop after getting the jab.