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

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IRISH

• Thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin to protest against the water charges. 
• Socialist Paul Murphy has won the Dublin South-West by-election.
• Michael Fitzmaurice has won the Roscommon-South Leitrim by-election.
• The new US ambassador to Ireland said he disagrees that it is US laws that facilitate the ‘double Irish’ tax code.
• No taxes or spending cuts are needed in next week’s Budget as Ireland has hit its deficit targets.
• A man was seriously injured after his car hit a wall in Wexford.
• Ireland is giving €2.5 million to Gaza.
• The new human rights commissioner has said a timeline to end ‘slopping out‘ in prisons needs to be set.

WORLD

Demonstrators clash with the police in Parliament Square in London. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#SPAIN: Three more people have been isolated in Spain over Ebola concerns.

#BRITAIN: A practice drill for an Ebola outbreak was held in Britain today.

#CHINA: Chinese cult members were sentenced to death for beating a woman to death in a McDonalds.

#SYRIA: Kurdish fighters have thwarted the Islamic State group’s attempt to take centre of the battleground city of Kobane.

INNOVATION

• With the anti-water charges protest taking place today, here are some water-saving devices you can install yourself. [Gizmodo]
• Here are the five apps worth paying attention to this week. 

PARTING SHOT

Do you have a fond memory of a doctor that looked after you either as a child or an adult? Here are some heart-warming stories from doctors about the patients they say they will never forget [The Guardian]

First published 20.00pm