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

IRELAND

Ciara Lyons (as Cinderella) and Joe Conlan (as Nanny Scrumptious) in costume as they officially launch 'Cinderella' and celebrate 150 years of panto at the Gaiety Theatre.

• An eight-year-old child died after going missing in the water in Fountainstown, Co Cork. 
• Minister of State for Transport Jack Chambers and Justice Minister Helen McEntee held a meeting to discuss measures to address the increase in deaths on Irish roads.
• Fine Gael TD and former Cabinet minister Richard Bruton is to stand down at the next election.
• The garda commissioner is expected to discuss the possibility of extraditing the leaders of the Kinahan cartel from Dubai back to Ireland.
• TikTok today said it had opened a long-promised data centre in Ireland, as it tries to calm fears in Europe over data privacy.
• A report by the Ombudsman for Children’s Office (OCO) found children with complex disabilities are spending months in inappropriate settings because they are unable to access adequate supports at home.
• Ireland’s poorest households saw their income fall even further during the Covid-19 pandemic due to a decline in the number of hours worked.
• Retained firefighters voted to accept proposals from the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) to resolve their industrial dispute.
• A major PSNI data breach could potentially cost the force £240 million (€281 million) in security and legal costs, MPs have been told.
• Dublin Airport is set to submit a planning application that would enable the airport to accommodate 40 million passengers a year.
• Tánaiste Micheál Martin spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about issues relating to the country’s ongoing conflict with Palestine.
• A fresh application was brought before the High Court that could see teacher Enoch Burke returned to prison over his alleged ongoing refusal to stay away from Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath.

INTERNATIONAL

A soldier of Ukraine’s 3rd Separate Assault Brigade looks on against the background of an APC near Bakhmut on Monday Libkos / PA Libkos / PA / PA

#UKRAINE The Zaporizhzhia region of south-east Ukraine has become the most recent hot spot for battles, Russian defence minister Sergei Shoigu today said.

#GREECE Police have ordered vehicles off the streets of the central town of Volos and the nearby mountain region of Pilion as a severe storm hit the area, turning streets into flooded torrents.

#VENICE Day-trippers to Venice on peak visitor weekends next year will be charged, it was today announced. 

#VAPES A Scottish Government consultation on single-use vapes could lead to the devices being banned, said First Minister Humza Yousaf.

#WHITE HOUSE US First Lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 yesterday but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman said.

#BURNING MAN Revellers stuck in the mud for days at the Burning Man festival in Nevada finally began heading home yesterday after Mother Nature rained on their party. 

PARTING SHOT

Image of Piers Morgan with Ryan Tubridy. Piers Morgan on X Piers Morgan on X

“The sacked presenter club” had a get-together today, as Piers Morgan tweeted an image with Ryan Tubridy, who he described as “Ireland’s biggest TV star”.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Morgan said “RTÉ’s loss will definitely be someone else’s gain”.

Last month, Tubridy hinted at a “new beginning” after being informed that he would not be returning to host his radio show with RTÉ.

In a cryptic Instagram post on 23 August, Tubridy shared a video of a seaside, accompanied by Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Don’t Stop’.