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Here's What Happened Today: Thursday

Injuries in Melbourne incident, the Ryanair strike and Donald Trump’s Clare wall.

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

IRELAND

hospital 885_90532694 Brendan O'Carroll and Dan Wall (9) from Arcklow at the Celebrity Ward Walk at Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital. Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

WORLD 

SPAIN-CATALONIA-NEW ELECTIONS A citizen of Barcelona votes in a polling station in Barcelona. Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

#AUSTRALIA: Police have said there is no evidence to suggest an incident in which a man ploughed a car into pedestrians in Melbourne was terrorism-related.

#CATALONIA: The region has taken to the polls to decide between pro-independence parties and those wanting to remain part of Spain.

#NORTH KOREA: A soldier in North Korea escaped to the South today across the heavily-guarded Demilitarised Zone that divides the peninsula, triggering gunfire on both sides of the tense border.

PARTING SHOT

Did you miss the Newgrange Winter Solstice this morning. Well, you can watch it all back here:

Ireland's Ancient East / YouTube

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