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Trump visit 'time to reflect' on US links - Tánaiste: US President Donald Trump is expected to arrive in Ireland this morning for a two-day visit, welcomed at Dublin Airport by Tánaiste Simon Harris. He will meet Taoiseach Micheál Martin at Farmleigh House and President Catherine Connolly at Áras an Uachtaráin, with Defence Forces guard of honour at both locations, before travelling to Co Clare for the Irish Open at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg. The visit has been declared an extraordinary event, with garda leave cancelled and members drafted in from outside the Clare division. (Source: RTÉ News)
Large policing operation under way for Trump visit: One of the biggest policing operations in the history of the State is under way, with protests planned in Dublin and Clare and significant travel restrictions in both counties. Restrictions apply around Dublin Airport including the M50 between Junctions 3 and 6, with peak impact between 8am and 9am and 12pm and 1pm, while a large protest is due to march from Parnell Square to Government Buildings from 1pm. (Source: RTÉ News)
Where is Trump going and what roads will be closed?: Trump is expected to travel with an entourage of 1,000 people including secret service agents, while a 3,000-strong Irish security team of gardaí and Defence Forces members will be involved in the 48-hour operation. The visit is expected to cost the Irish State in the region of €20 million, with significant road closures around Dublin from 7.30am. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
Homelessness agencies engaging with Phoenix Park rough sleepers ahead of Trump visit: Dublin Simon Community said it was aware of three individuals who regularly sleep rough in the park, and its outreach team encountered two of them this week. The Office of Public Works has closed all access to the park, including pedestrian gates, from 11pm on Thursday until 6pm on Saturday following a request from An Garda Síochána. (Source: The Irish Times)
Disruption to schools and health services likely with unions to stage one-day strike: Public sector unions agreed at a meeting of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions' public sector committee on Friday to stage a one-day strike on October 14th with pickets on workplaces. PSC chairman Kevin Callinan said a further strike is also planned if necessary, and the leaderships of Fórsa, Siptu and the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have all received the required mandates. (Source: The Irish Times)
Here's what we learned about the budget at the coalition think-ins: With 25 days to budget day, Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers said tax cuts would be "modest" and amount to a "few hundred euro", while Tánaiste Simon Harris said "hundreds of euros" in people's back pockets will make a real difference. Children's Minister Norma Foley said this year will be a "breakthrough budget" on childcare fees, aiming towards a €200 reduction. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
Retired senior garda further charged with conspiracy: Retired superintendent John Murphy, aged 65, and Detective Garda Aidan Stratford, aged 50, each received an additional charge under section 71 of the Criminal Justice Act 2006 alleging they conspired to induce people by deception to part with money between the start of 2018 and the end of 2019. The Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation has now brought 189 charges against four remaining defendants following a corruption probe. (Source: RTÉ News)

Courts & Crime

Boy (17) jailed for eight years for murder of father of five Barry Daly in Co Cork: A 17-year-old was jailed for eight years at the Central Criminal Court in Cork for the murder of 44-year-old Barry Daly, who was beaten to death with a golf club outside his home in Doneraile in the early hours of October 12th, 2025. A 16-year-old who pleaded guilty to manslaughter also appeared for sentencing, while Alex Deady (21) was jailed for life last month for the same murder. (Source: The Irish Times)
Boy, 17, sentenced to 11 years detention for Cork murder: A 17-year-old found guilty by a jury of the murder of postman Barry Daly in Doneraile has been sentenced to 11 years in detention with three years suspended, while a 16-year-old whose plea of guilty to manslaughter was accepted was sentenced to two and a half years in detention with the final six months suspended. Neither can be identified because of their age. (Source: RTÉ News)
Judge dismisses damages claim by girl over leg break in trampoline fall: Alex O'Leary, now aged 17, lost her High Court action against Air-Tastic Cork Limited over a leg fracture suffered at an indoor trampolining park in Cork on November 2nd, 2018, when she was nine. Judge Barry O'Donnell found she had failed to establish negligence or breach of duty, concluding the incident did not occur as pleaded and her recollection was "honest but flawed". (Source: The Irish Times)
Woman (60s) dies from injuries from crash in Co Limerick: Margaret Connolly Irwin (60s) from Manister, Co Limerick, died on Wednesday, September 9th, after a two-vehicle collision at Uregare Cross on the R512 between Bruff and Kilmallock on Thursday, August 27th. She was brought to University Hospital Limerick and later transferred to Cork University Hospital; gardaí said investigations are ongoing and are appealing for information. (Source: The Irish Times)
Baby whose death in car crash inspired Jax's law Bill died by blunt-force trauma: An inquest found that Jax Aylward, who died at 31 weeks of pregnancy after his mother Saoirse Aylward was the victim of a three-car collision on the main Rosslare to Wexford road in January 2024, died by blunt-force trauma. The van driver, Yurii Dudek, was sentenced to six months in jail in February for careless driving causing serious bodily harm, and a Bill with cross-party support was submitted to the Dáil in March to recognise in law a baby in the womb over 23 weeks lost as a result of careless or dangerous driving. (Source: The Irish Times)
Man arrested and suspected imitation gun recovered after public order incident in Waterford: Gardaí arrested a man in his 40s and recovered a suspected imitation firearm after responding to an alleged public order incident at Broad Street, Waterford, at approximately 4.40pm on Friday. The man is detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at a Garda station in the Co Waterford area, and investigations are ongoing. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
Retired senior garda further charged with conspiracy: A retired garda superintendent accused of facilitating a criminal organisation has been further charged with conspiring with a detective to deceive people out of money. Former co-defendant Detective Inspector Brian Roberts, aged 51, walked free from court after the Director of Public Prosecutions dropped the case against him. (Source: RTÉ News)
Kneecap to sue Canadian MP over alleged claims they support terrorism: High Court judge Cian Ferriter granted rap group Kneecap leave to serve defamation proceedings outside the Irish jurisdiction on Canadian MP Vince Gasparro over alleged published statements that they were supporters of terrorists and anti-Jewish. The court heard Gasparro was a leading supporter of a parliamentary move to bar the group from entering Canada, and the musicians were also granted an interim injunction restraining further publication of the alleged defamatory statements within Ireland. (Source: The Irish Times)
Labour Court dismisses €77,000 claim by RTÉ worker for alleged unpaid entitlements: The Labour Court threw out a €77,000 claim by an RTÉ worker over alleged unpaid pension, annual leave and public holiday entitlements between 2013 and 2019, recommending instead that the worker accept an ex gratia lump sum of €2,800. Chairwoman Louise O'Donnell said the court saw no basis to depart from the agreed formula reached between RTÉ and the worker's representatives. (Source: The Irish Times)

Business & Living

Heat from Poolbeg incinerator to be piped under Dodder to homes in Dublin's Docklands: A planning notice has been issued for the Dublin District Heating Project, opening a six-week period for public submissions on the long-promised scheme, which will pipe heat from the Poolbeg incinerator to 50,000 homes and buildings in Dublin's Docklands. Dublin City Council said it hopes to begin work next year and have properties connected by 2028, with works including a new tunnel under the Dodder linking Sir John Rogerson's Quay with York Road in Ringsend and a further 8.5km of underground pipes. (Source: The Irish Times)
Luas Cork report says 'careful consideration' needed to address concerns by rugby and GAA clubs: Transport Infrastructure Ireland published the Luas Cork Preferred Route 2026 Post-Consultation Report, summarising feedback on the proposed 18km light rail line with up to 24 stops from Ballincollig to Mahon Point, which drew 1,733 submissions and more than 1,600 attendees at consultation events. The most frequently cited concerns related to potential impacts on Highfield Rugby Football Club, followed by alternative route requests and wider access and safety concerns. (Source: TheJournal.ie)

Sport & Culture

St Patrick's Athletic reignite title challenge with defeat of Shamrock Rovers: First-half goals from Jason McClelland and Aidan Keena gave St Patrick's Athletic victory over Shamrock Rovers, who remain top of the Premier Division but now hold a lead of just three points and are winless in seven games in all competitions. News also filtered through of Bohemians' comeback from two goals down away to Galway United. (Source: TheJournal.ie)
Secret service, airport-style checks in Doonbeg for Trump: US Chinook helicopters have been conducting practice approaches at Trump International Doonbeg, where a fortified helipad has been constructed for Marine One near the third tee, and play is expected to be suspended when President Donald Trump lands for the third day of the Amgen Irish Open. Gardaí have advised golf fans they will be subject to airport-style security searches and scanning on arrival, with the golf course and surrounding area effectively in lockdown. (Source: RTÉ News)

Other

Damage to homes 'likely' as status-orange rain warning issued for three counties: A Status Orange rain warning for "very heavy and persistent rain" with possible thunderstorms applies to Donegal, Galway and Mayo from 1am to 7am on Saturday, with Met Éireann warning of flooding, lightning and likely damage to homes and businesses. A Status Yellow rain warning applies to Clare, Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo from 9pm on Friday until 9am on Saturday, with a separate Status Yellow warning for Cork and Kerry from 9am to 9pm on Saturday, and a Status Yellow gale warning is in place across much of the west and northwest coast. (Source: The Irish Times, RTÉ News)
'Never forget' - US commemorates 9/11 attacks 25 years on: Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the 11 September attacks, honouring the nearly 3,000 people killed, with family members of victims joined by Vice President JD Vance and four former US presidents at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. The ceremony began at 8.46am with a moment of silence, followed by the reading aloud of the names of all 2,977 people who died, and for the first time a seventh moment of silence honoured the thousands who have died since 2001 from illnesses tied to toxic dust. (Source: RTÉ News)
'A slow loss of hope' - Irish impacted by 9/11 remembered: Seven Irish-born people and at least 18 people with direct ties to Ireland were among the victims of the September 11th attacks, and commemorative events will be held across Ireland this weekend. Anne-Marie McHugh, 35, who was born in America but raised in Tuam, Co Galway, was working as a financial broker on the 84th floor of the World Trade Centre's South Tower for Euro Brokers on the day. (Source: RTÉ News)
Israel-Lebanon talks in Rome delayed to October - US: The next round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon in Rome have been delayed until October, a US official said, with the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors instead due to meet at the State Department in Washington next week to discuss implementation of a framework deal agreed in June. The announcement comes a day after Israel destroyed tunnels built by Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. (Source: RTÉ News)
Global oil crisis deepens after Houthis claim control of vital shipping route: The Iran-backed Houthis seized control of Yemen's entire Red Sea coast and captured three strategic islands on Friday, cementing their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia, after a week-long offensive that has left hundreds dead. Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, shut down an oil pipeline following attacks, having relied on the Red Sea since Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. (Source: TheJournal.ie)

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