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

IRELAND

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#PROTEST: An RTÉ cameraman was among those injured in demonstrations by anti-racism protesters and an anti-Islam group on O’Connell Street this afternoon.

#DRUMCONDRA: It’s now believed at least six people were involved in the gangland shooting that left one man dead and two others injured at a Dublin hotel.

#UP AND DOWN: Over the past week Fine Gael has gained the same amount of support that Sinn Féin has lost, according to the latest opinion poll.

#MURDER: Two men have been arrested in connection with the death of Dublin man Kenneth O’Brien.

#THURLES: People aren’t happy about this Michael Lowry banner erected on a 15th Century landmark.

#FATAL: A woman has died after her car crashed with a truck in Meath this afternoon.

#SUSPICIOUS: Gardaí seized heroin with a street value of around €840,000 after a tip-off from a member of the public.

INTERNATIONAL 

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#ALEPPO: Thousands of Syrians are braving cold and rain at the Turkish border after fleeing a Russian-backed regime assault that threatens a fresh humanitarian disaster.

#TAIWAN: A powerful earthquake felled a 16-storey apartment complex full of families who had gathered for Lunar New Year celebrations, leaving at least five dead and more than 30 feared trapped.

#BRAZIL: Rio’s carnival is getting underway go in the face of warnings that the Zika virus might make even kissing dangerous.

INNOVATION

• European police and soldiers will be trained by a €2m game made at Trinity College.
• These are the best games to secretly play at work. [Geek.com]

PARTING SHOT 

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