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

IRISH

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• An Irishman is in critical condition after allegedly being punched by his brother in Sydney
• A woman was tied up and locked in a bathroom by masked men
• A wind turbine collapsed in Co Tyrone overnight
• An investigation was launched after a man was shot in Co Donegal 
• Lucinda Creighton‘s new website is blocked by Vodafone – but not on purpose
• Families said tearful goodbyes to emigrants at Dublin airport
• Shots were fired from a car in Co Louth this morning
• An elderly man is feared dead after a fire at a farmhouse in Co Down
• The funeral of Michael Greaney took place in Cobh today.

INTERNATIONAL

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#LONDON The condition of Ebola patient Pauline Cafferkey deteriorated to ‘critical’

#GLASGOW Three members of the same family who died in the Glasgow bin lorry crash were laid to rest.

#AIRASIA Large parts of the crashed AirAsia plane were found in the Java Sea.

#UK The woman making sex claims about Prince Andrew – which have been heavily denied – said she won’t be silenced.

#NIGERIA Islamic extremists Boko Haram seized 40 men and boys on New Year’s Eve. 

#INDIA Two brothers were arrested over the rape of a Japanese tourist

INNOVATION

• Want some new apps? Here are the ones worth downloading this week. [TheJournal.ie]
• CES is the big tech event in Las Vegas where the consumer electronics items we’ll all be buying are introduced to the world. Here’s a guide to what we can expect this year. [The Guardian]

PARTING SHOT

Want an inspiring story for 2015? Meet Coss Marte, a former drug dealer turned personal trainer. 

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