Live: Florida takes a brunt as Hurricane Milton strikes
Last night, Florida witnessed a devastating encounter with Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 storm. With violent winds surpassing 160km/h (100m/h), it generated numerous tornadoes across the state. As per the National Hurricane Center based in Miami, the hurricane boasted winds with a peak sustained speed of 205km/h while making a landfall near Siesta Key around 8.30pm local time. Stay tuned with Jack White for continuous updates.
News from Ireland
– Dublin’s four local councils grapple with over €10m budget deficit prompted by soaring costs of homelessness services: The escalating expenses linked to offering services to the homeless have left Dublin’s four local authorities with a budget shortfall surpassing €10 million.
– Irish Rail set to announce plans for additional rail tracks across northern Dublin: There’s a proposal from Irish Rail to increase the number of tracks on its northern Dublin route, doubling them from two to four.
– Male suspect nabbed in Dublin over alleged murder of Mary Ward in Belfast: Authorities have detained a man in Dublin under suspicion of murdering Mary Ward (22), whose body was discovered in her Belfast residence the previous week.
– A surge in femicide makes Northern Ireland a perilous place for women: Topping the recent headlines is the surge in femicide, solidifying the status of Northern Ireland as a hazardous living place for women, with four women’s deaths in the past six weeks.
– The comical chase for the suspected Senator spy keeps Leinster House in stitches: The pursuit of the suspected Russian spy, or “Vlad’s Lad”, within Leinster House continues to captivate, with the Sunday Times stirring more intrigue by labelling the alleged agent “Cobalt”, believed to have been enlisted during Brexit discussions amid a “honeytrap” ploy.
– Weather update: A predominantly dry day with sunny intervals to be expected, albeit interspersed with a handful of showers in Connacht and Ulster primarily. October brings cool weather, with peak temperatures ranging from 8 to 11 degrees. Tonight should remain mostly dry, clear and chilly, with minimum temperatures between 0 to 4 degrees.
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A supposedly ‘worldwide forum’, anticipated to attract a large number of affluent individuals, turned into a modest gathering in a Dublin hotel, complete with muffins. Advocates against female genital mutilation were left disheartened and financially burdened, finding themselves in a small hotel room filled with just 25 attendees, rather than the high-profile speakers and sprawling conference they had envisaged.
Finn McRedmond shares his opinion on the current state of literature, expressing that the circumstances are even grimmer than what George Orwell envisioned. He questions the necessity of banning books that lack a readership.
In the business sphere, the proliferation of online fraud is a concern. Scammers are rampantly attempting to drain bank accounts whilst hackers try to break into Internet accounts.
In sports news, Kris Kristofferson, an imposing 6ft welterweight Texan boxing champ from Oxford University, renowned for an acoustic guitar perpetually slung under his arm, highlights his distinctive personality with his sports enthusiasm.
Ireland’s hardworking midwives, or the ‘women of the knee’, deserve recognition. Mary Anne Fanning, one such woman from Co Kerry and later in Garristown, Co Dublin, notably employed her 124-year-old midwifery leather bag to provide medical aid to Volunteers in the 1916 Rising.
Lastly, we have a compelling podcast addressing the question – Can an Irishman avert Keir Starmer’s premiership from its disastrous first 100 days?
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