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

IRELAND

A robin sits on a branch in Glendalough Co Wicklow today. Cairbre Ó Ciardha Cairbre Ó Ciardha

• A man was killed in a shooting linked to the Hutch-Kinahan feud
• A homeless man was injured when the car he was sleeping in caught fire
• Father Peter McVerry called for the immediate closure of the Merchants Quay Night Cafe
• Eight Apollo House residents might avail of long-term accommodation elsewhere
• The false imprisonment of a young girl was deemed too serious for the children’s court
• 2,000 people queued for food at the Capuchin Day Centre
• An anti-pylon group reacted angrily to the Eirgrid project being approved
• Ferries were cancelled as Storm Barbara got ready to roll in
• A Garda couple were told of a threat on their life by a criminal

INTERNATIONAL

Buyers and sellers attend a Dressed Poultry Christmas Poultry Sale at York Auction Centre in England. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#BERLIN: German authorities were under fire after it emerged that the prime suspect in Berlin’s deadly truck attack, a rejected Tunisian asylum seeker, was known as a potentially dangerous jihadist.

#US: President-elect Donald Trump said America must boost its nuclear capability until the “world comes to its senses”.

#FACEBOOK: Research showed that Facebook makes you miserable.

#ITALY: Italy prepared to bail out Monte Dei Paschi di Siena – the world’s oldest bank.

PARTING SHOT

It’s Christmas, but some members of our Defence Forces are away from home. Here, they have left messages for loved ones and it is just lovely.

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