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

IRELAND

The winter sun in Phoenix Park earlier today MaxPix MaxPix

• A man in his 20s has been killed and six others injured after a three-car crash in Galway. 
• A man in his 40s has appeared before a Dublin court charged in connection with a an armed stand-off in Tallaght involving gardaí.  
• Customers of discount supermarket chain Aldi are being warned that a 40% off coupon being spread online is a scam. 
• Shane MacGowan has had his teeth fixed in what has been described as the ‘Everest of dentistry’. 
• A new report has said that 97% of employers in the private sector will be giving their workers a pay rise next year.
• Dublin radio station Radio Nova has said that it is considering legal action against the Port Tunnel because their sation is not broadcast in the 4.5km tunnel.  
• People at New Grange for the winter solstice missed out, as cloud cover prevented the sun entering the chamber. 
• A Dublin man who admitted to stabbing a man that he found in his bed has been found guilty of murder. 
• Gerry Adams has stood by his comments about Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy and accused his critics of being “hysterical”. 
• A taxi driver who sexually assaulted a young woman who became separated from her friends in Dublin has been jailed for three years. 

INTERNATIONAL

Capuchin monkeys exploring a specially decorated Christmas tree at Edinburgh Zoo PA Wire / Andrew Milligan PA Wire / Andrew Milligan / Andrew Milligan

#UNITED STATES: One person has been killed and 37 injured after a car mounted a path on the Las Vegas Strip. 

#SPAIN: Following Spain’s general election yesterday the alliances that will determine who governs the country are have yet not taken shape. 

#FIFA: Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini have both been given eight-year bans from football. 

#SLOVENIA: More than 60% of Slovenian voters have opposed gay marriage in a referendum notable for its low turnout. 

INNOVATION

• SanrioTown.com, an online community for Hello Kitty fans, has more than 3 million users have their details leaked online. [The Guardian]  
• Own a drone or buying one for Christmas? You will have to register it from today. 

PARTING SHOT

People are pretty enamoured with the new Star Wars film. It seems everybody isn’t happy though. The Vatican’s official newspaper has panned the release for failing in its depiction of evil.  [Geek.com]