Monday lunchtime briefing: Two Irishmen die in Canada crash. Catch up on all the headlines
IRELAND
The Department of Foreign Affairs says it is aware of reports that two Irishmen have died in a crash in Canada.
The Workers' Party has hit out at Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary's comments at Fine Gael's fundraiser last week.
Housing charity Threshold has called for a plan for the private rental sector to prevent families from becoming homeless.
Masses will be held today to mark the first anniversary of a fire which killed 11 people in Dublin.
WORLD
Broadcaster NBC has suspended Today show personality Billy Bush indefinitely after he was caught on a video from 2005 in a crude conversation about women with Republican White House candidate Donald Trump.
A 23-year-old video interview unearthed in New Zealand shows Donald Trump talking about his womanising image and saying it was fortunate that he did not have to run for political office.
The Dutch government is sending a navy ship to Haiti to deliver aid including food, water and temporary shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew.
The mother of missing British toddler Ben Needham has said she now believes her son will not be found alive after disappearing on the Greek island of Kos 25 years ago.
SPORT
James McClean used a post-match interview last night to criticise the Irish media’s treatment of the Republic of Ireland squad.
These days, when the Cork county senior hurling championship final is called the ‘Little All-Ireland’ it’s done so with a healthy sense of self-depreciation as opposed to the self-delusion that existed in the past.
Lewis Hamilton will not be able to stop Nico Rosberg from winning the championship unless the German hits trouble in the remaining four races of the season, according to Mercedes chairman Niki Lauda.
Rassie Erasmus is confident captain Peter O’Mahony will be able to continue his comeback from long-term injury with a more significant contribution against Racing 92 next Sunday than his 40-minute effort against Leinster.
OPINION
As the clock slowly ticks down to budget day tomorrow, pensioners, blind people, widows, carers and people with disabilities have seemingly been at the forefront of every politicians’ mind.
More than €1.6bn was paid to over 130,000 Irish farmers last year under a variety of EU agriculture schemes.
BUSINESS
The Irish construction sector is continuing to expand, thanks to a jump in new business.
The volume of UK workers sizing up job opportunities here has shown no let-up since Britain’s EU referendum in June and is expected to rise further on the back of expectations for a so-called hard Brexit, new data show.
LIFESTYLE
Flu jabs, fading eyesight and widening waistlines go hand-in-hand with turning 50, writes
SHOWBIZ
Drake has announced dates for his ‘The Boy Meets World’ tour and looks like we’ve made the cut.
VIRAL
While the clash of the Democratic and Republican titans was taking place in front of the world, it was a member of the audience, Kenneth Bone, who rose above all others to become Twitter's champion.
VIDEO
The teachers of one Cork school have turned up the volume to deliver a positive mental-health message to students by recording their own version of a classic rock anthem.
TECHNOW
: PlayStation VR is out in just a few short days, and there's a good chance that if you're a gamer with a PS4 you're going to want to jump on board.
: Iron Fist is coming, and this new Marvel/Netflix show is looking all kinds of awesome.
: Sony Mobile has a new flagship in the form of the Xperia XZ, and we've got our hands on one.
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Last night's debate between US Presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was certainly one of the most heated exchanges in modern political history. In fact, it was the most tweeted about debate with more than 17 million related tweets posted online.
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