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1. #DEBATE: The second US Presidential debate took place last night. It started with a question about Donald Trump’s recently leaked comments where he talked about groping women, to which he responded: “This was locker room talk. I’m not proud of it.” Here are the main talking points from the debate.

2. #BUDGET: Several outlets are covering the last-minute negotiations taking place ahead of tomorrow’s Budget. The Irish Examiner says the Independent Alliance has been forced to scrap a number of issues on its wish list, while the Irish Independent reports that pensioners will have to wait for a €5 increase to kick in.

3. #CARRICKMINES: Actor and activist John Connors spoke to us on the one-year anniversary of 10 people burning to death at a halting site in Carrickmines, Co Dublin. He said the bereaved families “will never be the same again“, and are still living in a temporary halting site in a public car park.

4. #WATERFORD: A 35-year-old man is to appear in court today as part of the investigation into the fatal stabbing of a man (28) in Waterford on Saturday.

5. #LIMERICK: Trusource Labs, a Texas-based company that specialises in providing support to companies that use Apple devices, is to create 134 jobs in Limerick.

6. #BREXIT: The UK will look to have Ireland strengthen immigration controls at its ports and entry points to avoid the reintroduction of a ‘hard border’, according to The Guardian.

7. #GERMANY: German police have captured a suspect believed to be planning a bomb attack, BBC News reports.

8. #HOME GROWN HOMES: Five families will be offered the opportunity to build their own homes and boost their employment prospects in the process as part of a groundbreaking new project planned for south Co Dublin.

9. #TECH: Samsung has reportedly suspended production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone a month after a recall prompted by battery explosions and a day after two major overseas distributors halted replacements.