The clock is ticking all to quickly towards polling day and the first presidential debate with Trump is on Monday, writes Alison O’Connor.

The ECB pushed Greece to the precipice of leaving the euro last night; Mortgage rules introduced by the Central Bank earlier this year are already affecting consumer sentiment and house prices; A Naval Service crew was forced to ‘abandon ship’ when further problems were detected on the new €70m LÉ James Joyce. Here’s this morning’s irishexaminer.com catch-up.