Here's What Happened Today: Saturday

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

IRELAND

Five-year-old Ethan Finnerty is pictured at the 'Stay Bright on Fright Night' open day at Dún Laoghaire Fire Station. Source: Peter Cavanagh

• A Fianna Fáil TD refuted comments made by Arlene Foster that the Irish government seeks to ‘poach’ investors from Northern Ireland.
• A man appeared in court today charged in connection with an ongoing human trafficking investigation.
• IRA informer Raymond Gilmour was found dead in his flat in Kent according to The Belfast Telegraph.
• There are 167 garda stations across the country that have no access to the Pulse computer network.
• 45 cannabis plants worth €36,000 was seized in Co Cavan this weekend as part of Operation Thor.
• Motorists are urged to be on the lookout for vulnerable road users from tomorrow afternoon, as the clocks go back by an hour overnight.

INTERNATIONAL

Hillary Clinton speaks with senior aide Huma Abedin. Source: Andrew Harnik

#US ELECTION: In the final ten days before voting day, Hillary Clinton is facing a new FBI investigation into her private emails.

#TURKEY: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the government will try to reinstate the death penalty as a punishment for the plotters behind the failed July coup.

#ICELAND: The electorate is expected to punish its government in elections held today after the Panama Papers revealed some senior politicians were avoiding tax.

INNOVATION

• Elon Musk unveiled solar roofs for environmentally-friendly homes, saying they would look better, increase the value of your home – but no price has been announced yet.
• Just when you thought prices for Apple products couldn’t get any higher, Brexit is being blamed for prices on some Apple Macs rising by up to £500 [Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

For those heading out to a Halloween-themed party tonight, be warned that a witch’s costume might not be the best way to blend in this year…

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