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

IRELAND

Sorcha Woodward from Terenure at the launch of World School Milk Day. Patrick Bolger Patrick Bolger

• A man was arrested in connection with a 1987 triple murder in Kildare
• It was confirmed the referendum on the Eighth Amendment will be held in May or June 2018
• Two men were run over in Dublin
• The rural broadband plan suffered a big blow as one bidder pulled out
• Concerns were raised over fire safety in schools
• A man was killed in a crash in Wexford
• A row broke out over the Local Property Tax
• A man was arrested in connection with the murder of Patricia O’Connor

INTERNATIONAL

Karl Foulkes-Halbard pilots Sir Malcolm Campbell's hydroplane powerboat Bluebird K3, during a test run on Bewl water in Kent. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#NORTH KOREA: Donald Trump says that if the US were to attack North Korea “it will be devastating”.

#LIZ DAWN: The actress who played Vera Duckworth on Coronation Street died aged 77.

#WEST BANK: A Palestinian gunman killed three Israeli guards at a West Bank settlement. Police later said the Palestinian had died of his wounds.

PARTING SHOT

NFL players are taking knees and fighting with Donald Trump, but why? We explain.

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