Your Thursday evening catch-up

Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

TOP STORIES

Labour’s deputy leader Alan Kelly believes the general election will be next year, describing the Taoiseach as an "honourable man".

Sinn Féin says it plans to give back hundreds of euro to the average worker or family, as part of its pre-Budget submission.

Commuters will face massive disruption after unions at Irish Rail confirmed their plans to strike between 6-9am on Bank Holiday Friday, October 23, as well as on November 6.

Lidl is to become the first big employer here to commit to paying the "living wage" of €11.50 an hour from November 1.

Members of a college feminist group who have been subjected to sustained, vile, and lewd online abuse for almost three years have launched a fightback campaign.

WORLD

An Italian priest has been removed from his post after he said he was not surprised that paedophilia existed in the Church.

After a Wednesday full of several terror attacks throughout Israel, including two within the Green Line, security forces are expected to increase readiness all over the country.