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

IRELAND

Dublin Lord Mayor Nial Ring with Lisa An (10) taking part in the Ireland Festival of Nations, in Mountjoy Square in Dublin today. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A US cardinal facing calls to resign cancelled his World Meeting of Families appearance.
• Meanwhile former president Mary McAleese called the event ‘a right-wing rally’.
• TheJournal.ie revealed that a reboot of the controversial Click.ie website is owned by its former boss.
• DJ Gareth O’Callaghan announced he was stepping down from radio due to illness.
• An increase in the price of the Lotto was announced.
• Lloyds Pharmacy workers continued their strike.
• Freedom of Information documents revealed how half of the water supply to certain areas is being lost due to leaks.
• Fianna Fáil remained split on whether to put forward Eamon Ó Cúiv as a presidential candidate.
• Storm Ernesto made its way to Ireland – with California wildfire smoke in its wake.

INTERNATIONAL

A pug runs on a track at the 9th International Pug Meeting in Berlin, Germany. PA Images PA Images

#UNITED NATIONS: Kofi Annan died after a short illness.

#UNITED STATES: Ex-CIA bosses released a scathing statement about Donald Trump.

#INDIA: The death toll in floods in the Kerala region rose to 324.

#ITALY: A national day of mourning for those killed in the Genoa bridge collapse was held.

#UNITED KINGDOM: Nigel Farage announced his return to front-line politics.

PARTING SHOT

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