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

Flooding at Shannonbridge today. Eamonn Farrell / PA Eamonn Farrell / PA / PA

IRELAND

• A night of negotiations saw strike action by nurses averted. 
• The long-awaited report on IFA salaries was published.
• Dublin will get its first drug injection centre within 18 months.
• Two men were detained over a brutal assault on an elderly woman.
• A man was arrested after an attack at a Drogheda election candidate’s home.
• A loophole allowing Irish minors to marry will soon be closed.
• Young buyers who put down deposits on homes are furious they were sold for social housing.
• A Corkman jailed for the murder of a mother-of-three won an appeal against his conviction.
• Sinn Féin unveiled their radical new plan for universal healthcare.

British astronaut Tim Peake. Dmitry Lovetsky / PA Dmitry Lovetsky / PA / PA

WORLD

#LOS ANGELES: Every school in the city has been shut down over a credible threat.

#SPACE: UK astronaut Tim Peake has arrived at the International Space Station.

#PARIS: A man was arrested in connection with the attacks last month as raids continue across Europe.

#PAKISTAN: A man has died while trying to take a selfie with a moving train.

INNOVATION

• Thanks to Google, your phone can now double as a lightsaber. [Mashable]
• Crowdfunded video game Star Citizen raised more than $100 million from fans, backers and players. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

The Czech Republic’s Krampus parade might give you nightmares…