Your Friday evening catch-up

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

TOP STORIES

Children’s Minister James Reilly was forced to flee a community centre under Garda protection after dozens of protesters surrounded his car and attacked it with missiles and eggs.

Fine Gael MEP Brian Hayes has said the EU needs to do more to deal with the refugee crisis.

Pressure needs to be kept on the Government to ensure they deliver on their many promises on homelessness.

The Government is continuing to oppose calls for a special public holiday next year for the centenary of 1916.

WORLD

A shooting at Northern Arizona University that killed one student and wounded three others began as a fight between two groups, police have said.

A fire has destroyed a dormitory at a maximum-security prison in the central Philippines, killing 10 inmates, officials have said.