NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- Pressure increased on the government to renegotiate the Lansdowne Road agreement after trade union bosses said it was “no longer viable”.
- The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has stated that Ireland’s law on consent needs to be more clearly defined.
- A priest called on society to “wake up” to the plights of the homeless community, following the death of a mother-of-two whose body was discovered in Limerick last week.
- Forty young girls will die of cervical cancer each year as a result of the falling uptake in the HPV vaccine, said Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell.
- Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams congratulated Donald Trump on his election as US president.
- A young man was rushed to hospital after suffering serious stab wounds following an assault in Co Meath last night.
- Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will visit Dublin later this month with the aim of “strengthening Scotland’s relationship with Ireland”.
- A commemoration was held in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin to mark Armistice Day and the Irish men and women who died during World War One.
WORLD
#LEONARD COHEN: Leading figures from the worlds of music, film and politics paid tribute to the Canadian musician, whose death was announced this morning.
#CALIFORNIA: Two universities said police are investigating reports of attacks against female Muslim students in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory.
#BRAD PITT: The actor has been cleared after a probe into allegations he mistreated one of his children, sources close to the case said.
INNOVATION
- Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the idea that bogus stories shared on the social network, coupled with the news feed algorithm, paved a path of victory for President-elect Donald Trump.
- The Turning Forest, a virtual reality fairy tale which will work in tandem with your mobile phone, will be released by the BBC next week.
PARTING SHOT
Pete Souza has taken nearly 2 million photos of President Barack Obama over the course of his eight years in the White House. Here are 55 of his favorites.
http://imgur.com/gallery/hAUjD
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