August 30: Today’s top stories in 60 seconds

Two adults and 3-year-old boy killed in Cashel crash
Two adults and a three-year-old boy have died and two more adults have been seriously injured in a road crash in Co Tipperary. The single-vehicle collision occurred shortly before 9pm yesterday evening when a car hit a wall in the Windmill Knockbulloge area of Cashel. Two adults – a man and a woman, both in their 40s – who were backseat passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. Their bodies were taken to University Hospital Waterford, where post-mortems will be conducted. A three-year-old boy was also fatally injured and died at the scene. His body has been taken to Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel. Two more passengers – the male driver of the vehicle and an adult female front seat passenger, both in their 20s – have been taken to Tipperary University Hospital where their condition is described as serious.
The Journal

14 extra TDs and four more constituencies recommended
The Electoral Commission has recommended that the number of TDs for the next Dáil be increased to 174, up from 160. They will be elected in 43 Dáil constituencies, up from the current 39 . The recommendation has been made by the commission in its Constituency Review 2023, which has been submitted to the Houses of the Oireachtas.
RTÉ

End of the affair: Vera Pauw will not be continuing as Ireland manager
Vera Pauw’s near four-year tenure as Ireland manager is over following a marathon six-hour meeting of the FAI board. An FAI Board meeting decided Tuesday night that Pauw will not be offered a new contract after the expiry of her current one at the end of this month.
The Irish Examiner

City Council says it has no plans to end clamping in Dublin
Dublin City Council said it “has no plans remove clamping” when the contract comes up for renewal next year.
DCC’s parking enforcement contract with Dublin Street Parking Services (DSPS) is due to end in July next year. The council could extend the contract by a year or two, or they could create a tender with new terms and let DSPS, or any other company, bid for it. A decision on an extension has not been made, but DCC confirmed clamping in the city will continue.
Independent.ie

Voice referendum: Australia to hold historic Indigenous vote in October
Australians will vote in a historic referendum on 14 October to decide whether to enact an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. If approved, the vote would recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the country’s constitution, and establish a permanent body for them to give advice on laws. The proposal is the subject of fierce debate in Australia. The country has not had a successful referendum in almost 50 years.
BBC News

Prince Harry: ‘There was an unravelling’ after tour of Afghanistan
The Duke of Sussex has told of an “unravelling” after he returned from his tour of Afghanistan that triggered the “trauma” of losing his mother aged 12. In his Heart of Invictus docuseries released on Netflix on Wednesday, Harry said his “biggest struggle” was “no one around me could really help”.
Sky News

Idalia to hit Florida as ‘extremely dangerous’ category 4 hurricane, forecasters say
Florida’s Gulf Coast braced for fierce winds, torrential rain and surging seawater from Idalia, forecast to become “an extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane, as it swirled toward a direct hit on the state’s Big Bend region. Idalia was generating maximum sustained winds of 110 mph (177 kph) by late Tuesday night – at the upper end of Category 2 – and its force would ratchet higher before it came ashore early on Wednesday, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) projected. By that time the storm was forecast to be packing maximum sustained winds of at least 130mph (209km/h) on the five-step Saffir-Simpson wind scale, the NHC reported. Any storm designated category 3 or higher is classified as a major hurricane. Mandatory evacuation orders had been issued in at least 28 of Florida’s 67 counties as of Tuesday night.
The Guardian

Today’s forecast
Dry across most areas this morning with some hazy sunshine. Thickening cloud will however feed in patchy rain and drizzle to the west and southwest, turning heavier here this evening, especially closer to the Atlantic coast. Some mist in parts later too with just light variable breezes. Highest temperatures of 15 to 18 degrees, best values across the east where it will stay dry for daylight hours. Tonight, low cloud and rain will extend northeastwards with some heavy falls across southern and eastern counties bringing the chance of spot flooding. Lowest temperatures of 9 to 13 degrees. Southeast winds will freshen for a time, later easing but with some mist or fog setting in.
Met Éireann