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GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news that you need to know as you start your day.

Sinn Féin

1. Brian Stanley, Sinn Féin’s long-serving Laois-Offaly TD, made a shock announcement last night and declared he he was leaving the party.

Stanley, who is also chairman of the Dáil’s Public Accounts Committee, said he’s departing after a “seriously flawed” internal investigation in the party.

Extreme weather theories 

3. As Florida continues to deal with the damage caused by Hurricane Milton, the US government’s response has become a divisive political issue.

The Journal has been examining how some political figures have been exploiting the death and destruction left by Milton and Hurricane Helene. 

Republicans and conspiracy theorists alike have spread a deluge of misinformation about how the federal government has responded to both events, and even the origin of the storms.

Harris 2024? 

3.Staying in the US, our Political Editor Christina Finn was in Washington this …