Presidential contenders are making their final pitches tonight with polling stations opening at seven o'clock in the morning. Here's the latest from our reporter Barry Lenihan.

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With Halloween just days away, Ireland’s health regulator CORU has issued a stark warning. Those spooky “cat’s eyes” or “vampire lenses” might look good for one night, but they could leave you with lasting eye damage, or even blindness. Declan Hovenden, member of the Optical Registration Board & Head of Optometry at TU Dublin, explains.

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The protest began after a man had appeared in court, charged with the sexual assault of a girl two days ago. For reaction Independent TD Paul Gogarty, who represents the area and Ciaran O' Connor- Senior Analyst at Institute for Strategic Dialogue.

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Children's minister Norma Foley has asked Tusla's national review panel to urgently examine the circumstances around how a 10-year-old girl in the care of Tusla was allegedly sexually assaulted. Cormac spoke to Helen Buckley, National Review Panel Chair.

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An Irish man who was abducted and threatened with death while travelling in Tanzania. Dan MacCarthy was held hostage by five men in Dar es Salaam last Thursday morning after a bogus taxi collected him to bring him to the airport in the early morning. Dan is now home safe and sound in Ireland, he spoke with Cormac.

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"Nobody’s Girl", by Virginia Giuffre, one of the most prominent voices in the Jeffrey Epstein case is now out. In the book - Giuffre, lays bare her story of abuse, trafficking, and power without consequence. Cormac was joined by Mary Fitilchyan, an attorney with The Bloom Firm in Los Angeles, which has represented several Epstein survivors.

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Several Chinese-made fireworks have been described as resembling small missiles, with the potential for serious injury. For more on this Ralph Reigel,Southern Correspondent with the Irish Independent and Claire Corridan, vet and animal behaviour and welfare expert, with Veterinary Ireland.

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Cabinet heard yesterday how several councils made no compulsory purchase orders of homes or sites, in 2023 or 2024. For more on this Minister of State in the Department of Housing, with responsibility for Planning and Local Government and Fine Gael TD for Waterford.

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12 of the bodies were recovered from rubble, and 45 were killed by "direct targeting" by Israel. It comes as the World Food Programme say that not enough aid is getting into Gaza due to the closures of the Rafah crossing. For the latest from Gaza Jacob Granger, Emergency Coordinator with Doctors Without Borders in Al Mawasi in Gaza.

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Candidates are preparing for tonight's final televised debate of the Presidential Election - a showpiece which often provides huge moments in Presidential campaigns. For the latest Reporter Barry Lenihan and Gail McElroy, Professor of Political Science at Trinity College Dublin.

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