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

IRELAND

Children take part in a Jedi training class during the Invasion Dublin unofficial Star Wars convention at the National Show Centre in Dublin. Niall Carson Niall Carson

• An opinion poll showed a bump for Labour
• A GAA player told of losing an eye in a game
• A train drivers’ strike that will hit rush-hour traffic is set to go ahead
• A cyclist was killed in Donegal
• Progress was made on a deal over the Rockville Drive halting site
• A hand grenade was thrown at PSNI officers
• A former minister missed out on being nominated to contest the general election
• A Polish man was awarded €11,000 after being sacked from Tesco

INTERNATIONAL

Demonstrators march through Parliament Square, during the 'Let's Save the NHS' rally and protest march by junior doctors in London. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#INDIA: Two girls aged two and five were gang-raped, police in New Delhi said.

#LONDON: A woman was arrested over a racist rant against Muslims which was caught on camera.

#PATHETIC: Jeb Bush and Donald Trump called each other “pathetic”.

#DEVEN GUILFORD: A family are suing police after footage of him being shot by a police officer was made public.

INNOVATION

• Skibbereen wants to be Ireland’s most high-tech town. Here’s how.
• Need new apps? Here’s five you should download.

PARTING SHOT

There are wires above many American cities. What are they?

 
http://www.thejournal.ie/residents-rockville-drive-council-travellers-2394289-Oct2015/