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

Ireland's national football team poses for a team photo during the FIFA World Cup 2026 European Qualifier Group F match between Hungary and Republic of Ireland at Puskás Aréna in Budapest. Andrew Surma / SIPA USA Andrew Surma / SIPA USA / SIPA USA

IRELAND

• Tributes have poured in for the five young people killed in a crash near Dundalk, Co Louth yesterday evening.
• A male motorcyclist in his 50s was pronounced dead at the scene of a collision involving a car near Kilmeedy in Co Limerick this afternoon.
• Housing Minister James Brownes’s reported plan to push for older people to split their homes into flats in an effort to boost supply has been defended by the Minister for Older People.
• A man is being held for questioning after a man in his late 30s died following a stabbing incident in Hollyhill on the northside of Cork city overnight.
• A woman in her 70s has died after getting into difficulty in the sea near Magherabeg beach in Co Wicklow.
• Ireland had an incredible win over Hungary in Budapest this evening, with Troy Parrott scoring a magnificent hattrick and reviving Irish dreams of taking part in the World Cup.

INTERNATIONAL

Workers arrange bricks in layers at a brick kiln in Dhaka, Bangladesh. © Joy Saha / ZUMA Press Wire © Joy Saha / ZUMA Press Wire / ZUMA Press Wire

#MAGA (?): A widening rift between Donald Trump and Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has burst into public view, with Greene claiming she has been warned about threats to her safety after the US president abruptly withdrew his endorsement and urged Republicans to unseat her.

#UNIFIL: Israeli forces fired on UN peacekeepers in southern Lebanon today, forcing them to take cover.

#GAZA: Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his government underscored their opposition to a Palestinian state ahead of a UN Security Council vote tomorrow on a resolution endorsing a US-backed Gaza peace plan.

PARTING SHOT

Scenes in the Dublin Airport bar when Ireland score a 96th minute winner to secure a World Cup playoff spot! 🇮🇪 ⚽️

(A hat tip to the passenger in the cream jacket who refused to leave his baggage unattended 🧳) https://t.co/1gnB7i8ng1

— Troy Parrott International Airport 🦜 (@DublinAirport) November 16, 2025

IT’S BEEN A remarkable week for Irish sport, with Thursday’s win over Portugal, yesterday’s rugby win over Australia, Rory McIlroy winning his fourth Race to Dubai in a row today, and then Ireland’s roaring win over Hungary in Budapest today.

Gavin Cooney of The 42 was in Puskas Arena in Budapest for the match and reports on Ireland’s success this evening.