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

IRELAND

Former RTÉ broadcaster David Davin-Power, a veteran political journalist, died today. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Former RTÉ broadcaster David Davin-Power died, aged 72
• An Irish base in Lebanon was struck by suspected Hezbollah rocket – no troops were injured
• Two people appeared in court charged with murder of man in Co Kerry
• Outgoing TDs will be paid almost €4 million in pensions and payments in year after election, The Journal Investigates reported
• Man guilty of 6 violent sexual assaults on then-girlfriend when they were both teens was jailed today
• A doctor in Northern Ireland received pleas for diazepam from patients ahead of paramilitary beatings
• The families of the 381 Irish soldiers gathered in Kildare before the latest Lebanon deployment
• Labour joined Fine Gael and Sinn Féin in pledging €200 per month childcare (and said it was their idea first)
• The decks were cleared to dissolve the Dáil next week
• Tánaiste said he was in ‘no doubt’ that former CMO and NPHET members will appear before Covid inquiry
• The national transport authority made the case for the ‘Gluas’ in Galway
• Brian Stanley confirmed he is running in the general election as an Independent
• Over 70 PSNI officers were disciplined for watching bodycam footage of drugs arrest for ‘entertainment’

INTERNATIONAL

Climate protesters hit the streets in Madrid, in Spain over the recent deadly flooding in the south and east that killed more than 150 people. Alamy Alamy

#SPAIN: The death toll of Spain’s deadly floods was raised to 158 people as the recovery efforts continued

#NORTH KOREA: Western leaders condemned a North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile launch

#GAZA: The United States warned Israel must ’urgently’ allow more polio vaccinations for children in Gaza

#MIDDLE EAST: UNESCO called for the protection of world heritage sites which are threatened by conflict in the Middle East

#US COURTS: Elon Musk was ordered to appear at court hearing over $1 million-a-day giveaways in US election

#US ELECTION: Donald Trump boarded a branded garbage truck to highlight Biden gaffe at Wisconsin rally

PARTING SHOT

Hundreds of people gathered on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre after a fake ‘Halloween parade’ was advertised online.

In a post on social media this evening, Gardaí said: “Please be advised that contrary to information being circulated online, no Halloween parade is scheduled to take place in Dublin City Centre this evening or tonight.”

Read the full piece here.