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

IRELAND

Independent Sligo TD Marc Mac Sherry

• The Defence Forces was deployed to Midleton, Co Cork after the town became ‘impassable‘ due to extreme floods.
• Independent TD Marc MacSherry announced he will not contest in the next general election.
• The barrister for the man accused of murdering Ashling Murphy suggested he was ‘trying to assist’ her in court today.
• 540 people now face redundancy after Nestlé-owned baby formula plant in Asketon, Co Limerick is set to close.
• TDs called for a ceasefire in Gaza and Israel to open humanitarian corridors in Gaza.
• Minister Paschal Donohoe said he will not get in to a “war of words” about the criticism over the lack of measures for the HSE in the budget announcement.
• Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to an assault that took place on a woman in her 50s in Longford town in August.
• A second teenager was given a 11-month sentence for ramming a Garda car in Ballyfermot last year.
• The funeral of ‘hardworking’ journalism student Joe Drennan took place in Laois today.
• President Higgins said the Gaza hospital strike must be investigated as a ‘war crime’.

INTERNATIONAL

Palestinians walk next to the buildings destroyed in Israeli airstrikes in Bureij refugee camp, Gaza Strip Alamy Alamy

#GAZA: Searches are underway at scene of Gaza hospital blast as doctors struggle to treat wounded, health authorities have said killed hundreds sheltering at the facility. 

#NEW YORK: The United States vetoed a UN resolution, from the Security Council, which was calling for a ‘humanitarian pause’ on Israel-Hamas conflict.

#STRASBOURG: The European Union tripled its humanitarian aid to Palestine, meanwhile leaders are struggling to find common ground.

PARTING SHOT

Locals in Midleton travelling down a road in a small boat.

Members of the Defence Forces have been deployed to Midleton in Co Cork as extreme flooding following Storm Babet has made the town “impassable” this afternoon. 

Minister Heather Humphries this evening confirmed that the Humanitarian Assistance fund will be made available to those affected by flooding in Cork and Waterford.

A Status Orange Rain warning was in place for Cork and Kerry until 1pm this afternoon. A Status Yellow rain warning continues to be in place across the country.

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