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

IRELAND

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• A man arrested as part of the garda investigation into the discovery of Baby John  in Kerry almost 40 years ago was released without charge in the early hours of this morning.
• A man was arrested and a garda was injured after a demonstration at Columb Barracks in Mullingar, Co Westmeath.
• A woman in her 70s died after a road traffic collision in Co Offaly.
• Gardaí have been informed that no further leave or rest days will be granted for 10 to 15 April in order to facilitate US President Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland, TheJournal.ie has learned.
• The Women of Honour group will meet with the Tánaiste on Monday but have expressed “concerns about his approach” and said they have only agreed to the meeting “out of courtesy”.
• A large industrial fire broke out in Co Wexford but has since been brought under control.
• The Football Association of Ireland condemned racist abuse aimed at Ireland underage players.
• Speaking to delegates in Cork this evening, Labour leader Ivana Bacik called for a ‘structural revolution’ in housing provision.

INTERNATIONAL

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#NUCLEARWEAPONS Russian president Vladimir Putin today said he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus.

#BAKHMUT The top commander of Ukraine’s military has said that his forces are pushing back against Russian troops in the long and grinding battle for the town of Bakhmut.

#USSTORMS At least 23 people have been killed after a tornado and severe storms swept through the US state of Mississippi late last night.

#FRANCE Police again clashed with protesters in France today as campaigners sought to stop the construction of reservoirs in the southwest, the latest in a series of violent standoffs as social tensions erupt nationwide.

#RWANDA Paul Rusesabagina, whose efforts to save people during the 1994 Rwandan genocide were portrayed in film Hotel Rwanda, has been freed from prison after more than 900 days behind bars.

PARTING SHOT

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Don’t forget! The clocks are going forward by an hour tonight.

But with the changing of the clocks in mind, whatever happened to the EU plan to abolish daylight savings time?

Our reporter David MacRedmond has been looking at the reason for the four-year delay and asked: will we ever be free of seasonal time changes?