Here’s what happened today: Sunday

Arrests for child sexual assault in Athlone, votes for Irish emigrants and Melbourne remembers Jill Meagher.

Updated 9.31pm

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

(Flowers laid at the scene where the body of Peggy Mangan was found yesterday. Pic:Laura Hutton/Photocall)

IRELAND

Three men have been arrested in Athlone after the alleged sexual assault of two female children in the town.
A 29-year-old man is being held by Gardaí in Cavan in connection with the death of a man overnight in Cootehill.
The Constitutional Convention will recommend to the Government that it consider holding a referendum on extending voting rights to Irish citizens living abroad.
The remaining Irish troops deployed to Syria have arrived at their base in the Golan Heights.
A man will appear in court in Enniskillen tommorrow charged with attempted murder after two stab attacks in Tyrone yesterday.
Fine Gael have not yet made any decision on their involvement in an RTÉ debate on the Seanad referendum on Tuesday.
In newly released ‘Anglo Tapes’, former CEO David Drumm can be heard admitting he knew the lender was circulating money between it and Irish Life & Permanent.
Sinn Féin named Lynn Ní Bhaoigheallain as their candidate for the European elections in Dublin.

INTERNATIONAL

(Pic: AP Photo/Mohammad Sajjad)

#PAKISTAN: A car bomb caused carnage in a busy market in the city of Peshawar, killing at least 39 people.

#JILL MEAGHER: Thousands of people took the to the streets of Melbourne to remember Louth woman Jill Meagher who was killed a year ago.

#NIGERIA: Up to 50 people were killed by suspected Islamic extremists who attacked a college overnight and shot students as they slept.

INNOVATION

What the face and body of middle-aged men looks like across a number of continents according to artist Nickolay Lamm.
Why Breaking Bad is the latest field of battle between Twitter and Facebook. [Buzzfeed]

PARTING SHOT

Local hero

Pic: INPHO/James Crombie

Clare hurling manager Davy Fitzgerald visits his home town of Sixmilebridge with the Liam McCarthy Cup as part of the team’s homecoming this evening.

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Cliona 12y

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Sep 29th 2013, 8:42 PM

I remember feeling this empathy and sadness for the family of Jill Meagher last year and a year on almost to the day Ireland is in sadness once again for Peggy and Casper…..

Let the lost be found #RIP

Vaibhav Borse 11y

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Sep 29th 2013, 8:53 PM

people here need to know that football n hurling is not life..its part of life… life is to live..n it needs lot more than football n hurling..alone!!

Susan Manning 12y

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Sep 29th 2013, 10:57 PM

What’s with the rant? They posted one picture of the homecoming at the end of the article – there were far more serious aspects to this article that warranted a comment so why attack the one bit of good news at the end?

Barry Freeney 13y

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Sep 30th 2013, 8:03 AM

Bombings, shootings etc all around the world- isn’t it great that Islam is a peaceful religion.

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