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Minister for Transport Darragh O’Brien has reaffirmed Fianna Fáil’s faith in leader Micheál Martin after party members questioned the future leadership of the party over the weekend. A man arrested following an alleged assault on a woman canvassing for President-elect Catherine Connolly alongside Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald in Dublin has been charged with a number of offences. Gradaí have launched an investigation into the assault of two drag artists on a Cork city centre street yesterday. Armed garda have arrested a man allegedly armed with a shotgun after he barricaded himself inside a creche in County Meath. New public toilets in St Anne’s Park Raheny were vandalised over the weekend after being installed last week. INTERNATIONAL #CARIBBEAN Hurricane Melissa has been upgraded to a Category five storm as it heads for Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean. #LEBANON UN peacekeeping troops in Lebanon have shot down an Israeli drone for the first time in an incident yesterday. #ARGENTINA Argentine President Javier Milei hailed his party’s runaway victory in yesterday’s midterm elections as a “turning point” for the country and vowed to charge ahead with his agenda of shrinking the state and deregulating the economy. Advertisement PARTING SHOT Halloween is getting closer and it is all about the fright season now. The traditional festival of Samhain has taken on a few different names including All Hallows and as things get more commercial so do the decorations. You may have noticed some carved pumpkins at front doors, a few artificial cobwebs, maybe a cartoonish bat or two hanging about the place. But lately, it seems like some houses and shops have been cranking the spooky dial all the way up. 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Please give full details of the problem with the comment... evening fix the evening fix News in 60 seconds local democracy Government asks councils to limit media access to new policing committees 42 mins ago A man has been arrested after he barricaded himself inside an empty creche in County Meath Oliver Plunkett Street Gardaí launch investigation into attacks on drag artists in Cork city Buenos Aires Argentina's Milei vows more reforms after election win North Strand Road Man charged with assault and public order offences after Connolly canvasser incident UN peacekeeping troops shoot down 'aggressive' Israeli unmanned drone in south Lebanon Michael D Higgins President Higgins to remain in hospital for treatment of infection Michael D Higgins President Higgins to remain in hospital for treatment of infection North Strand Road Man charged with assault and public order offences after Connolly canvasser incident Inside Áras an Uachtaráin: Here's a look at where Catherine Connolly will soon call home How much do you know about Irish movies? more from us Investigates Money Diaries The Journal TV Journal Media Advertise With Us About FactCheck Our Network FactCheck Knowledge Bank Terms & Legal Notices Terms of Use Cookies & Privacy Advertising Competition more from us TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Journal Media Advertise With Us Our Network The Journal FactCheck Knowledge Bank Terms & Legal Notices Terms of Use Cookies & Privacy Advertising Competition © 2025 Journal Media Ltd Terms of Use Cookies & Privacy Advertising Competition Switch to Desktop Switch to Mobile The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. 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