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

Ireland

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• A pregnant mother and two children died in a fire at an apartment in Clondalkin overnight.
• A third child was later pronounced dead this afternoon due to injuries sustained in the fire.
• Thousands took to the streets of Dublin, calling for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment in the Strike4Repeal and the March4Repeal protests.
• There was a face-off between pro-life and pro-choice campaigners on Dame Street this afternoon.
• Gardái seized €850,000 worth of heroin and cocaine during a drugs raid in Tipperary.
• The public ownership of water got a step closer to becoming enshrined in our constitution today.
• A planned two-day strike by Dublin Fire Brigade was called off.
• The cost of a stamp rose to €1.
• Limerick’s iconic Treaty Stone was vandalised overnight.
• Catherine Corless said that there may be more human remains buried under Tuam playground.
• An investigation into a rescue operation at Hook Head in 2015 described how a 14-year-old girl fell 45ft into open water.

International

South Korean women attend a rally to celebrate International Women's Day in Seoul Won-Ki Min / Zuma Press/PA Images Won-Ki Min / Zuma Press/PA Images / Zuma Press/PA Images

#AVALANCHE: Two people were confirmed to have died, and two are still missing, following a series of avalanches in the French Alps.

#BLACKOUT: The Statue of Liberty in New York went dark for several hours last night.

#DEFIANCE: Donald Trump responded to Republican criticism of his healthcare plans through his preferred medium – Twitter.

Parting Shot

University of Limerick had its rag week festivities last week, and the DJ at Molly’s Bar chose a bit of an unusual tune to play just before closing.

As the DailyEdge reports, the crowd weren’t actually universal in their condemnation when the Eastenders theme tune started booming from the speakers.
https://www.facebook.com/dailyedge.ie/videos/1360724130633354/

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