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

IRELAND

Ashling Murphy.

• The Taoiseach said Ireland won’t be expelling any ambassadors amid calls from People Before Profit for the State to break ties with Israel.
• A witness in the Ashling Murphy murder trial has said that the “ugly atmosphere” in Tullamore in the days following her killing made him afraid to come forward to Gardaí.
• Police from Dubai are in Dublin this week to work with Gardaí on the joint, international crack down on the Kinahan organised crime group. 
• Tánaiste Micheál Martin has said it is possible Ukrainian refugees arriving in Ireland are coming from other EU states because income and social welfare supports provided to them here are more generous than other countries.
• Further funding of €3 million has been announced for people affected by Storm Babet.
• A Dublin woman extradited from South Africa will go on trial next year charged with the double murder of two “inseparable” friends whose bodies were found wrapped in plastic on a lake island nearly ten years ago.
• Insurance Ireland, the group representing the insurance industry, has signed up to a new agreement with gardaí and the Government to report and investigate potential cases of fraud on a more streamlined basis.

WORLD

blood-covered supermarket floor is seen after Israeli Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Nusseirat refugee camp, Tuesday, Oct. 24. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#DR CONGO: With 26 civilians reported killed by militants linked to the Islamic State group and rebel combat spreading closer to the provincial capital Goma, eastern DR Congo appeared in turmoil today.

#GAZA: A full ceasefire in Gaza would only help Hamas as Israel wages an air campaign against the militant group, but humanitarian “pauses” should be considered to let vital aid in, the White House said today.

#NORTH KOREA: Four North Koreans have been found in a small wooden boat in South Korean waters in what is likely to be a rare case of North Koreans taking a risky sea voyage to flee to the South, Seoul officials said.

PARTING SHOT

The Journal joins TikTok as Be Media Smart campaign launches

THE JOURNAL HAS joined content app TikTok as it kicks off its participation in this year’s Be Media Smart campaign.

The news and FactCheck teams at The Journal will be creating videos across the next four weeks which will help users recognise good information, while being wary of mis- and disinformation. 

Launching today to mark UNESCO’s Global Media and information Literacy Week, the Be Media Smart campaign will run across the remainder of October and November.

It will encourage people Stop, Think and Check that the information that they are getting, from whatever source, is accurate and reliable.