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

IRELAND

Taoiseach Enda Kenny presents a Gaelic football jersey to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in Madrid. Francisco Seco AP / Press Association Images Francisco Seco AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

• Occupiers and residents left Apollo House in Dublin, claiming a “sad victory“.
• The energy regulator denied saying Irish Water should not proceed with metering.
• A former garda is to be extradited to England to face a manslaughter charge.
• A woman who was arrested as part of an investigation into the sudden death of a four-month-old baby boy was released without charge.
• 2016 was a good year for jobs, with a jump in construction and property-related roles.
• A businessman is facing jail for a professional shoplifting scheme where he stole high value household goods to order.
• The HSE warned that the flu epidemic will will peak in the next two weeks.
• Snow-ice weather warnings are in place as people have been urged to check the status of flights.

WORLD

A dog walker in Braco, near Stirling, Scotland. Andrew Milligan PA Wire / PA Images Andrew Milligan PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#US: The US Justice Department’s inspector general is to launch an investigation into the department and FBI’s actions in the months leading up to the 2016 election, including whether department policies were properly followed by FBI Director James Comey.

#WASHINGTON: US President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani to advise his administration on cyber security amid an outcry over Russian hackers’ apparent attempt to meddle in the US election.

#BELGIUM: Two new suspects have been charged in connection with the November 2015 Paris attacks claimed by the Islamic State group which left 130 people dead.

PARTING SHOT

There has been some snow in Ireland today and we have, naturally, discussed it at length.

The cold weather in the US, meanwhile, has seen something pretty cool develop in Middle Fork Snoqualmie River in Washington – a spinning ice disc.

Kaylyn Messer / Vimeo

Can’t watch the video? Click here. 

Hat tip to IFL Science, where you can read more information about the phenomenon.

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