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

A peaceful protest against water charges in Dublin today. Leah Farrell / Photocall Ireland Leah Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• There was a gangland-style shooting in Coolock this afternoon.
• Eleven people were arrested at an unofficial protest against water charges.
• Dublin footballer Jonny Cooper was stabbed after a night out in the city. 
• A taxi man was injured as his vehicle was carjacked.
• Joan Burton was heckled at a conference about homelessness.
• The Justice Minister insists she has confidence in GSOC, despite its failure to publish that report.
• Life for asylum seekers in Ireland might get better soon as Direct Provision reforms are due.
• Ads for school cleaners and caretakers have been taken off JobBridge.
• Gardaí are investigating ‘menacing’ calls made from RTÉ’s HQ.
• Bono has hit back at the haters.

INTERNATIONAL

A man celebrates the opening of the 181st Oktoberfest beer festival in Munich Matthias Schrader Matthias Schrader

#SCOTLAND Police have warned those who were involved in the George Square disturbances last night that they will be identified and arrested.

#USA The White House has released a video to highlight the problem of sexual assaults on college campuses. Jon Hamm stars.

#ENGLAND London detectives have said the search for missing teen Alice Gross is the biggest police operation in the city since the 7/7 bombings in 2005.

#THE VATICAN Security has been ramped up at the Vatican because of growing fears of a possible attack.

INNOVATION

•  If #Indyref was decided by tweets, it would have been a landslide Yes vote. [TheJournal.ie]
• Trying to get used to iOS 8? Here are 30 handy tips. [CNet.com]

PARTING SHOT

Did you watch Friends? This essay looks at how a show that was initially described as “not very entertaining, clever, or original” went on to “shape the way we live now”. [The New Statesman]