Your Thursday morning catch-up

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

IRELAND

A Cork woman who was the victim of sexual harassment last weekend says the overwhelming online response to the incident has motivated her to report the matter to gardaí.

A third of water will still leak out of broken pipes, 40,000 people will still have lead- contaminated drinking water, and 75% of homes facing sewage overflows during floods will still suffer the problem in a decade — despite the creation of Irish Water.

Five sites have been identified for the location of up to 153 modular houses for homeless families.

Former Ireland boxing head coach Billy Walsh has put his nightmare row with the sport’s chiefs behind him as he begins his “fairytale” new life in the US.

WORLD

Three people have been injured in a shooting inside a US shopping mall.

Austria yesterday outlined plans to build barriers including a fence at a busy border crossing to slow an influx of migrants as Germany accused Austrian authorities of shuttling groups of refugees in its direction after dark.

SPORT

Former Kerry boss Jack O’Connor says Tomás Ó Sé is a “great warrior” who is “entitled to his opinion”, despite Ó Sé writing some harsh words about O’Connor in his new autobiography ‘The White Heat’.

Munster rugby was rocked yesterday with the sad news that Irish international Felix Jones has been forced to retire from the game on medical grounds.

RUGBY WORLD CUP CENTRE

Stephen Larkham insists Australia will face the greatest fly-half of all time when they clash with New Zealand in Saturday’s World Cup final at Twickenham.

For more latest news, views and banter visit our Rugby World Cup Centre HERE

BUSINESS

The agency that regulates water charges increased its bonus payments last year for staff to almost €300,000.

British insurer and asset manager Standard Life has reported strong net inflows for the third quarter as investors looked to increase returns against a backdrop of low interest rates and volatile markets.

ANALYSIS

Bernard-Henri Lévy finds extreme danger in a ‘fifth column’ of Western supporters who slavishly endorse every move by the Russian president.

LIFESTYLE

In the first of a two-part series John Tynan looks at how robots are becoming potential companions, soldiers, and even lovers.

VIDEO

After a year and a day of building, a major construction in Cork is almost complete - and you can see the whole process now in one short timelapse.

VIRAL

Maybe it’s because Halloween is fast approaching, but something just doesn’t seem right to us about this house.

Every day we’ll be updating our gallery with new pics of brainy grads from around the country. If you’ve got a clever clogs pic you’d like to share with us you can send it via Twitter using the hashtag #IEGrads.

TECHNOW

GAMING: Master Chief is on the run, and only you can find him. That’s the setup for the latest game in the long-running Halo series, and the second from 343 Industries.

MOVIES: Caroline Morahan is joining the cast of Once Upon a Time to play the part of a Disney queen.

TECH: Samsung will reportedly launch a smartphone with a foldable display in parts of Europe and South Korea in January next year.

SHOWBIZ

Phil Collins has said he is coming out of retirement, four years after leaving the music business.

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A Cork woman who was the victim of sexual harassment last weekend says the overwhelming online response to the incident has motivated her to report the matter to gardaí.