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

Ireland

A vigil was held outside Leinster House this evening for homeless man Jonathan Corrie who died 50 yards from Leinster House. Donal Moloney Photography Donal Moloney Photography

• A video of the cross on Carrauntoohil being cut down was sent to TheJournal.ie.
• The death of a homeless man near Leinster House was debated by TDs.
• Secondary teachers were on strike today over changes to the Junior Cert.
• The Irish State will seek to have UK treatment of interned men in the 1970s labelled as torture.
• Nama unveiled a €150m development plan for Boland’s Mill.
• A Hiqa report into ambulances has recommended that some patients should not be brought to hospital but treated at the scene.
• Taoiseach Enda Kenny showed up at Fine Gael LGBT’s Christmas party in Pantibar.
• A turtle found washed up on a beach in Clare has been flown to a new home in Gran Canaria.
• Cocaine destined for Irish streets was found in a banana shipment in the UK.
• Northern Ireland may soon be allowed set its own corporation tax.

International

Protesters wear George Osborne masks as they demonstrate opposite Downing Street. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#COSTA CONCORDIA: The sunken ship’s captain has admitted he was showing off with a near island sail-by but denies it was to impress a woman he was having an affair with.

#UK: Yorkshire Police are investigating after a newborn baby was found in a wheelie bin.

#RACISTS GETTING FIRED: A blog aimed at getting social media users who post racist comments fired has come in for criticism.

Innovation

• Microsoft has decided to get rid of Clip Art, its image library that was part of Microsoft Office.
  
• “The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race.” – Prof Stephen Halking. [BBC]
• Stripe, the online payments company founded by two Limerick brothers, has been valued at $3.5 billion (€2.8 billion).

Parting Shot

Love them or hate them, U2 will always pull a crowd, usually a big one. Last night they did just that, a Times Square in New York with Bruce Springsteen and Chris Martin taking the place of their injured frontman.