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

IRELAND

Fred Danise prepares lines to secure boats at the Fort Pierce City Marina in Florida in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew Lynne Sladky Lynne Sladky

• A Waterford father has paid tribute to his 16-year-old daughter, who died late last night in a car crash near Tramore
• Here’s all you need to know about what’s happening with the gardaí right now
• AIB is to lay off about 150 people
• Michael Noonan appeared in front of the Public Accounts Committee to discuss the Nama Project Eagle sale
• Enda Kenny had a few words of advice for Kim Kardashian after she was robbed at gunpoint
• A pharmacist saved the life of a 17-year-old girl with an epi pen
• A Dublin couple failed to make a payment on their €1.2 million south Dublin home for two years
• Over 130 gardaí descended on Carlow and Kilkenny, arresting 35 people
• A Starbucks and a school canteen are among 13 premises ordered to shut over food safety fears
• The UK Home Office won’t say if Irish people will be exempt from a controversial list of foreign workers
• The average personal injury claim in Ireland is €15,000
• Fianna Fáil is now neck and neck in terms of popularity with Fine Gael
• There was a delay on a Luas line as gardaí were called to deal with a disruptive passenger
• It was claimed that Irish soldiers can’t afford fuel for five days in a week
• Here’s how much it would cost to get rid of the USC for incomes of less than €100,000

WORLD

Ukip MEP Stephen Woolfe who was knocked unconscious in an altercation with a colleague today in Strasbourg PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#CHED EVANS: The alleged victim of a rape involving footballer Ched Evans has told his retrial she has no memory of being asked if Evans could ‘join in’

#TRUMP: The Republican nominee has urged terminally ill people to “hang on” to vote for him

#UKIP: A Ukip MEP has regained consciousness after an ‘altercation’ with a colleague sent him to hospital

INNOVATION

• So just how good is PlayStation VR then? Pretty good it seems… [Techradar]
• Gadgets don’t come much more original than this bluetooth speaker disguised as a cloud [Geek]

PARTING SHOT

If your dog has bad eyesight what are you going to do? Why, prescribe him Doggles of course…