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

IRELAND 

Frances Fitzgerald of Fine Gael

• FF and FG wheeled out the big guns to talk about talks 
• Cork was hit by flooding once again 
• An investigation continued, after a young woman was killed in a hit-and-run in Armagh
• A lobster fisherman was recovering after a dramatic rescue
• It was confirmed more Springsteen tickets for his Dublin gigs would be released 
• Thousands gathered for the Great Ireland Run in the Phoenix Park 
• There were a few famous sore heads after last night’s IFTA awards
• And – what do independent coffee shop owners in Dublin make of Starbucks? 

WORLD

Heavy snow showers in the Scottish Borders: a man runs in the hills near Peebles. PA WIRE PA WIRE

#INDIA: More than 100 people were killed in a horrific blaze after an unauthorised firework display in southern India.

#NEW ORLEANS: An investigation got under way in the US after former NFL star Will Smith, who played for the New Orleans Saints, was shot and killed.

#LONDON: As the Panama Papers fallout continues David Cameron is facing further questions following the revelation that he received a £200,000 (€240,000) gift from his mother, on top of a £300,000 inheritance from his father.

INNOVATION

• You’ll be pleased to hear there’s now a sofa you can control with your phone. [Wired]
• And this tiny box is helping local shops compete with the global giants [Fora]

PARTING SHOT

“God, I love being back in the Fat Apple, my home state.” – Saturday Night Live has been asking the question ‘just how desperate is Hillary Clinton to be a New Yorker?’