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

Ireland’s Brian O’Driscoll is tackled by Wales’s Sam Warburton during the RBS 6 Nations match at the Aviva Stadium (Image: Niall Carson/PA).

IRELAND

• We were warned that the heavy rain still poses a major risk and repairing damage may cost €100 million. [RTÉ]
• New legislation will compel hospitals to admit medical negligence to patients and families.
• Police in Northern Ireland name a baby who died of serious injuries last night as Caragh Walsh.
• Rehab received over €80 million in State finding last year. Here’s a breakdown.
• We found out that Defence Force recruitment will start next month.
• There was praise for Panti at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis.
• Pro-choice activists held a demonstration outside the Spanish Embassy.
• A 23-year-old man will appear in court over a €120,000 cannabis seizure in Longford.
• The Irish rugby team trounced Wales 26-3 at the Aviva Stadium.

WORLD

View of a derailed train after it was smashed by a boulder, outside the French town of Annot, southeastern France (Image: STR/PA).

#FRANCE: Two women were killed when a massive falling boulder caused a train derailment in the French Alps. [AFP]

#LONDON: A 42-year-old man was found guilty of sexually assaulting an eight-year-old girl in the gift shop of Madam Tussaud’s famous wax museum.

#ABUSE: Woody Allen said allegations he sexually abused his daughter are ludicrous.

#SYRIA: An aid convoy carrying supplies into the Syrian city of Homs was attacked, leaving one relief worker injured. [BBC]

INNOVATION

• Reading, voice recording and puzzle games – here are five apps worth downloading this week.
• Researchers in Spain are working out a way for people to be identified by their body odour… [The Verge]

PARTING SHOT

The New York Times featured these incredible photos of the pilgrims at Croagh Patrick, making their way to the summit.