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

IRELAND

The 58th International Liffey Descent took place today. The race runs over 26.2 km from Straffan in Kildare to Islandbridge in Dublin.. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A man died after he became unresponsive while being restrained by gardaí last night following crashing his car.
• Participants in the Dublin half-marathon have complained about bad organisation and traffic chaos at the event.
• Support for Fine Gael has jumped by three percentage points since July and now sits at 30%.
• Five units of Dublin Fire Brigade are dealing with an underground fire in Santry.
• Gas has been restored in Mayo and Galway as a probe is launched into a technical breach at the Shell Corrib gas processing plant.
• Ibrahim Halawa’s sister Fatima has said that the family is yet to speak to him since his acquittal.

WORLD

US First Lady Melania Trump meets Britain's Prince Harry ahead of the start of the 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto, Canada. Danny Lawson / PA Images Danny Lawson / PA Images / PA Images

#OBAMACARE: A new Republican attempt to replace Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law looks almost certain to fail.

#NORTH KOREA:  China’s seismic service CNEC has detected a zero-depth, 3.4-magnitude earthquake in North Korea, calling it a “suspected explosion”.

#UNITED STATES: A war of words has broken out between US President Donald Trump and some of the US’ most famous sports stars.

PARTING SHOT

https://www.facebook.com/runforadamburke/videos/183048058907645/

An Taoiseach and some of Ireland’s top sports stars have contributed to a video helping to raise money for the recovery of Adam Burke, 21-year-old who suffered a severe stroke during a GAA match in Kildare last year.