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

IRISH

Supporters of water protesters outside the Criminal Courts of Justice in Dublin. Mark Stedman Mark Stedman

• Paul Murphy TD appeared in court charged with false imprisonment. 
• A woman whose father raped and sexually abused her as a young girl has described his seven year sentence as “a good outcome”.
• Iconic Dublin department store Arnotts has been bought by Selfridges.
• Major investigation by The Guardian has alleged “modern slavery” and human trafficking in the Irish fishing industry.
• The Defence Forces have paid tribute to Lt Col Jack Griffin who was killed after being struck by a car in Tipperary.
• As part of Operation Thor, gardaí are being given high-powered cars to help crack down on burglary gangs.
• Dundalk’s Clark Station was named as Ireland’s best train station.
• A woman who slipped on a Dunnes Stores potato wedge won €23,000 in damages.
• Organisers of a Halloween ‘Spooktacular’ event in Kells have admitted there was ‘mayhem’ at the site.

INTERNATIONAL

Day of the Dead celebrations in Mexico City. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#SINAI: There are still no definitive answers into what exactly caused the Metrojet plane crash that left 224 people dead.

#LAW & ORDER: Hollywood actor and former presidential candidate Fred Thompson died aged 73.

#COMAC: A Chinese state-owned manufacturer has unveiled the first plane produced in the country to compete jetliners from Boeing and Airbus.

INNOVATION

• Drones aren’t the only robots in the delivery market. There’s also a land-based robot from Starship Technologies that will bring you your groceries.
  
• A brand new Star Trek series has been confirmed, and it will ‘introduce new characters seeking imaginative new worlds’.

PARTING SHOT

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Boston marathon bombing survivor Rebekah Gregory has gone viral after dressing as Lieutenant Dan from Forrest Gump. Complete with a friend as the eponymous box-of-chocolates-holding character.

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