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

A massive truck fire on the M50 in Dublin today. Deirdre Ní Icí Deirdre Ní Icí

IRISH

• John McNulty withdrew from the Seanad by-election.
• Paudie Coffey’s personal driver resigned from the board of Irish Water.
• It was confirmed you won’t have to pay for your water if it’s undrinkable.
• But ministers can claim water charges as expenses on their second homes.
• And a Cork woman with Crohn’s Disease brought a High Court challenge against the foundation of Irish Water. [RTÉ]
• Gardaí need help identifying a body found in Galway.
• David Cameron criticised Ireland’s tax regime.
• A man in his 60s was shot in the leg at a Dublin pub.
• A dramatic fire shut down part of the M50.
• Dublin stage school founder Billie Barry died.
• TheJournal.ie is running a series on homelessness this week. Read all of today’s coverage here.

WORLD

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#DR FOX: Radio DJ Neil Fox was arrested over alleged historical sexual assaults.

#HONG KONG: Thousands more protesters have joined pro-democracy crowds ahead of China’s National Day tomorrow. [BBC]

#ISLAMIC STATE: RAF planes bombed IS targets in Iraq for the first time. [The Guardian]

INNOVATION

• Microsoft skipped 9 and unveiled Windows 10.
• Need to free up some space on your Mac? Here’s an easy way to do it.
• It was revealed Uber used private location data to amuse media guests at a party. [Gawker]

PARTING SHOT

We love talking about the weather in this country and The Guardian has this cool interactive guide on how global warming affected extreme weather events last year for you to play around with.

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