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

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IRELAND

• The public has been advised to avoid unnecessary travel in counties where wind warnings are in place.
• Gardaí are investigating the discovery of a man’s body at a waste recycling facility in Dublin.
• New rules to control overspend in the health service will impact patient safety because it will impose a ‘de facto recruitment freeze’, the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO) has said. 
• Three people who were arrested in connection with the fatal arson attack on a home in Waterford have all been released without charge.
• A driver was caught going 105kph in a 50kph zone this weekend, as gardaí carried out a special roads policing operation for the bank holiday.
• A 25-year-old arrested at Dublin Airport for recording an intimate image of another man has been remanded in custody.
• The clocks are going back an hour tonight.

INTERNATIONAL

Palestinians, including children carrying bowls and cooking pots, gather near a charity kitchen to receive hot meals in Jabalia Refugee Camp in Gaza Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#FRENCH PROTESTS: French police have arrested “nearly 1,000″ people today in nationwide protests in which officers were confronted with “an extremely elevated level of violence” from black-clad extremists, Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said.

#ARSENAL V EVERTON: Centre-back partners Ezri Konsa and Gabriel celebrated personal milestones as Arsenal beat Everton 2-0 to move level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City.

#BRAZIL ELECTION: Brazilians will go to the polls on Sunday in the second round of the country’s presidential election between leftist incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing senator Flávio Bolsonaro. 

PARTING SHOT

The Shore Road in Belmullet, Co Mayo has been inundated with waves jumping over the wall separating traffic from the sea.

#StormBoelo shore road Belmullet at high tide @barrabest @CarlowWeather @DonegalWeatherC @metoffice @rte https://t.co/qYqjwwHO8i

— johns (@johnhest2014) October 24, 2026