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

IRELAND

Wexford performers Buí Bolg pose as mimes for the Youth Work Changes Lives showcase. Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell via RollingNews.ie

• More Ryanair flight cancellations were announced that will affect up to 400,000 passengers
• Texts between a garda whistleblower and his partner were brought forward as evidence at the Charleton Tribunal
• We heard from three legal experts during the second week of the Committee on the Eighth Amendment
• Eight suspects were identified over sale of Nama Project Eagle portfolio
• Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald was asked to leave the Dáil chamber after repeatedly interrupting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar
• Mortgage holders in arrears now have the option to avail of a mortgage-to-rent scheme under a new joint initiative announced today
• Two men were arrested in connection with an assault that left a man injured
• A new motorway, the M17/18 Gort to Tuam, was opened today.

WORLD

Jeremy Corbyn laps up approval at the Labour party conference today. PA Images PA Images

#NEW LABOUR: Referring to when the Daily Mail published 14 pages criticising the Labour party, Jeremy Corbyn said that “never have so many trees died in vain”. Ouch.

#HURRICANE MARIA: President Donald Trump defended the government relief response to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico and promised to visit the island next week.

#US INFLUENCE: The DUP is disappointed with a US decision to hit a Canadian aircraft firm with massive tariffs, which could cost Northern Ireland thousands of jobs.

PARTING SHOT

Twitter is currently trialling increasing its 140-character limit per message to 280 characters.

It’s only testing the idea at the moment with a select few Twitter users, but those that have been chosen have been using their first few tweets to slag the idea (which we’re taking the time to appreciate now before it becomes overused).

Here’s a few of our favourites:

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Comments have been closed as one of the story relates to ongoing legal issues

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