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Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Shared living in Irish cities, Cork fire and the Nobel Peace Prize.

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

IRELAND

20171006_The_Outing_Festival_0012 Eddie McGuinness (centre) who is taking over the role of Matchmaker from Willie Daly for for one weekend only at the Outing Festival, Lisdoonvarna. Eamon Ward Eamon Ward

WORLD

Julian Opie at the National Portrait Gallery The artwork of Julian Opie goes on show at the National Portrait Gallery in central London. John Stillwell / PA Images John Stillwell / PA Images / PA Images

#ICAN: The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons has won the Nobel Peace Prize.

#CATALAN CRISIS: A Spanish official has official has offered the first apology to Catalans injured by police during last week’s outlawed independence vote.

#BURNOUT: Japan’s public broadcaster has apologised to the parents of a young reporter who died of heart failure after logging 159 hours of overtime in a month.

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