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

People march in a demonstration calling for the abolition of water charges in Ireland in a protest march through Dublin city this afternoon. Source: Sam Boal/RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• Thousands marched on the streets of Dublin calling for the abolition of water charges.
• The funeral for rower Ailish Sheehan was held in Limerick.
• The Independent Alliance has attempted to play down recent controversies involving junior minister John Halligan.
• A man in his 20s died in a single vehicle crash in Louth.
• Wexford County Council confirmed it was investigating discount retailer Dealz over planning violations.
• A three-year-old girl died in a car crash in Limerick.

WORLD

A young woman smiles with a beer during the opening of the 183rd Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich earlier today. Source: AP Photo/Matthias Schrader

#UNITED STATES: A bomb exploded at a charity race in New Jersey, with no injuries reported.

#SYRIA: The Russian Army has said that US-led airstrikes have killed 60 Syrian soldiers.

#BELGIUM: A terminally ill child has become the first minor to be granted euthanasia in Belgium.

#US: Donald Trump has come under criticism for calling for Hillary Clinton’s Secret Service agents to be stripped of their firearms, stating: “Let’s see what happens to her.”

INNOVATION

• A new innovative sound therapy has been shown to treat hypertension and migraine by balancing the brain frequencies in the left and right hemispheres (via medicalnewstoday.com).

PARTING SHOT

He may be the president, but that doesn’t mean Michael D Higgins doesn’t have to hit up the ATM every now and then!