party and announced his intention to run in the next election as an independent candidate. 2 October DUP leader Arlene Foster said the Good Friday Agreement should not be considered as a sacrosanct piece of legislation in Brexit negotiations. Flights in and out of Cork, Shannon and Knock airports were temporarily suspended due to "significant air traffic issues" regarding the radar system at Shannon. 3 October Thousands of people from around the country took part in the Raise the Roof protest in Dublin to highlight the housing crisis. Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy acknowledged there is a "serious crisis" in housing as the Dáil debated a private members' motion on the issue. The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill, which was before the Oireachtas since 2015, was passed. It will mean more stringent rules around the sale of alcohol. 4 October The Minister for Health introduced the Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy Bill in the Dáil to legalise abortion services in Ireland. The government lost a Dáil vote by 83 votes to 43 on a motion tabled by Solidarity–People Before Profit to declare housing and homelessness a national emergency. The Office of the President announced that it will be handing around €200,000 back to the State from the underspend of the Presidential allowance. The Saint Lawrence family, which has owned Howth Castle and its 182-hectare (450-acre) desmesne for more than 840 years, announced their agreement to sell the property to an investment group. 5 October – Father-of-two Robert Sheridan was shot dead after he answered the door at his home at Poppintree Crescent in Ballymun at around 11.15pm. 6 October – Conor McGregor submitted to Khabib Nurmagomedov during a fight in Paradise, Nevada. 8 October – A murder investigation was launched after a 44-year-old man was found dead with suspected stab wounds and two other people were injured in Macroom. 9 October – The Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe, announced the 2019 Budget. 10 October The funeral mass of Emma Mhic Mhathúna took place at the Pro-Cathedral in Dublin. Her funeral cortège later passed by Leinster House, Government Buildings, and Áras an Uachtaráin. The Public Health (Alcohol) Bill was signed by the President. It will see cancer warnings on labels (a development vigorously opposed by the alcohol industry),and the introduction of minimum pricing to prohibit cheap selling, and the regulation of alcohol marketing and advertising. 11 October Denis Naughten resigned as