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

IRELAND 

Enda Kenny at Fine Gael's manifesto launch earlier today. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A man was shot in the back in an early morning incident in Dublin. 
• Brooklyn has taken the prize for outstanding British film at the BAFTAs. 
• A man is in a serious condition in St Vincent’s Hospital after a crash on the Stillorgan Road this morning. 
• Bad weather has put 10,000 Irish Water customers on boil water notices in Co Cork. 
• Joan Burton has defended Labour election candidate Joe Costello after a picture of him with former criminal Gerry ‘The Monk’ Hutch emerged. 
• A drug bust in Clondalkin has seen an estimated €2.1 million of cocaine and cannabis seized. 
• Enda Kenny today refused to rule out serving as Taoiseach in a potential coalition involving Fianna Fáil.
• Lucinda Creighton has hit back over a complaint made about her to the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO). 

INTERNATIONAL 

Chinese New Year's celebrations have been taking place in London Jonathan Brady / PA Wire Jonathan Brady / PA Wire / PA Wire

#UNITED KINGDOM: The Church of England has defended a tweet it sent asking for prayers for Richard Dawkins. 

#UNITED STATES: The death of Antonin Scalia, a conservative member of the United States Supreme Court, has added an new dimension to the presidential election. 

#SWEDEN: British band Viola Beach were killed after the car they were travelling came off a bridge. 

INNOVATION 

• One Irish startup has been taking on the market leaders when it comes to online grocery shopping.

PARTING SHOT 

This one is Valentine’s Day themed.

Are you sick of Tinder? Here are the dating going up against it, according to the BBC. [BBC]