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

Flooding in Castlefinn in county Donegal today.

IRELAND

• People all along the west coast were dealing with flooding in the aftermath of Storm Desmond. 
• A 15-year-old girl is in critical condition after being swept into the sea at Hook Head.
• Pearse Doherty and Joe Higgins have both refused to sign off on the banking inquiry report.
• The Garda Ombudsman‘s office reportedly spent €400,000 to find a media leak. [The Sunday Times]
• Minister for Health Leo Varadkar has said he will seek additional funding for a new cystic fibrosis drug if it is approved. [RTÉ]
• The drop off of the euro against the pound has made border-hopping less appealing for festive shoppers.
• An animal charity rescued this very grateful donkey from floodwaters in Kerry.

WORLD

A police officer outside Leytonstone Underground Station. PA WIRE PA WIRE

#LONDON: Police are continuing to investigate yesterday’s terrorist attack at a Tube station.

#FRANCE: The far-right National Front saw record-high results in regional polls today in the country’s first election since the shooting attacks in Paris.

#SYRIA: Bashar Al-Assad has said Britain’s bombing campaign against Islamic State will only cause terrorism to spread.

#SERBIA: A man had to be restrained on a Lufthansa flight after threatening to bring the plane down.

#GUN CONTROL: A US politician has been criticised for posting a Christmas portrait showing her family posing with guns.

INNOVATION

• If you’re big into gaming, you might be considering this new Toshiba laptop. But is it worth splurging on? 

PARTING SHOT

We’re not done enjoying yesterday’s weather report from RTÉ’s Teresa Mannion. This epic remix has been making the rounds today and it is an absolute tune.
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