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Here's what happened today: Saturday
Here’s your roundup of what made the headlines today.
NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a roundup of today’s news.
IRELAND
- A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from Ireland tonight.
- Concerns in government are growing over tented and temporary accommodation options for asylum seekers.
- Tusla apologised after adopted people have waited up to a year for personal records to be made available to them.
- A man was hospitalised after an assault in Limerick City in the early hours of this morning.
- Met Éireann issued Status Yellow rain warnings for eight counties, starting this evening.
- Two women were hospitalised after they were both attacked by an XL Bully dog in Waterford.
- Major pro-Palestinian protests took place across the country today, including Belfast and Dublin.
INTERNATIONAL
#GAZA Israeli Defence Forces dropped leaflets from their fighter jets, whilst flying over Northern Gaza, which warn citizens to evacuate south.
#UK Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is joining GB News as a presenter and commentator.
PARTING SHOT
The Púca Festival has landed and will continue over the long weekend.
The festival, developed by Fáilte Ireland, is to celebrate Ireland as the birthplace of Halloween and to tell the origin story of Samhain (Halloween).
Púca Festival jumps off as a rainbow shines over Trim Castle, celebrating the birthplace of Halloween from 27 to 31 October across two hubs in Trim and Athboy, Co Meath.
