NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

A winter scene in Co Wicklow. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Tens of thousands of homes remain without power this evening as the country remains in the grip of icy weather conditions.
• The public were advised not to travel in Tipperary unless it is absolutely necessary after several road incidents took place across motorways in the county.
• The Tralee Sports Complex will remain closed to the public after a section of main roof collapsed under snow today.
• The Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation called for an emergency national plan to deal with overcrowding in hospitals.
• Government formation talks between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael resumed after the Christmas break.
• Corporation tax increased by 18% last year to €28 billion.
• The number of cans and plastic bottles on streets fell since the introduction of the Deposit Return Scheme, but overall litter levels did not reduce last year.
• The Blackrock Clinic secured planning permission for a new cardiology department, an eye centre and additional in-patient bedrooms at its south Dublin site.
• Two Dublin women who failed to block their trial for refusing to enter into mandatory hotel quarantine after returning from a trip to Dubai during the Covid-19 pandemic pleaded not guilty.
• Three separate platforms are officially launching in the coming weeks to allow funeral directors to place death notices on their websites.

INTERNATIONAL

Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as Canadian prime minister and Liberal leader outside Rideau Cottage in Ottawa. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#STEPPING DOWN: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation after almost a decade in power.

#YOON SUK YEOL: South Korean anti-corruption investigators asked police to arrest impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.

#US POLITICS: The US Congress formally certified Donald Trump’s election victory over outgoing President Joe Biden. 

PARTING SHOT

Colin Farrell took home a Golden Globe last night for his role as the title character in the DC Comics TV adaptation The Penguin.

The Dublin actor picked up the gong for Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television.

It is Farrell’s third Golden Globe win, having previously won for his performances in The Banshees of Inisherin and In Bruges.