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Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

Everybody’s talking about Irish Water bonuses, the beatification of Pope Paul VI, and memorial for Ian Paisley.

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

191014JP1Paisley027 Ian Paisley's son Ian Jnr speaks during the memorial service for his father. Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye / Press Eye

IRISH

INTERNATIONAL

Vatican Paul VI Pope Francis greets Cardinals at the end of the beatification ceremony of Pope Paul VI, and a mass celebrated for the closing of of a two-week synod on family issues AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#VATICAN Pope Paul VI, who ‘banned’ contraception for Catholics, was beatified

#MH17  The parents of three children killed in the MH17 crash released a heartbreaking statement

#SWEDEN A Russian submarine is being chased by Sweden – here’s why

#BRITAIN Internet trolls could get two years in jail, under new proposals in Britain

#EBOLA Barack Obama said we can’t ‘give in’ to ‘hysteria’ about Ebola

INNOVATION

PARTING SHOT

Girls creator Lena Dunham paid tribute to Tom Meagher, husband of Irish woman Jill Meagher, who was murdered in Melbourne. [Buzzfeed]

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