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Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

Ex-chief of staff of Real IRA shot dead in Cork, Gerry Adams makes statement on Brian Stack murder, and over 50 people dead in Indonesian earthquake.

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

IRELAND

07/12/2016 Orkambi tablet protest .Pictured is Sam Sam Mulan (7), who has cystic fibrosis, with his mother outside Leinster House in Dublin today. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

  • Aidan O’Driscoll, an ex-chief of Staff of the Real IRA, died following a shooting in Cork city this evening.
  • Fine Gael TD Alan Farrell used Dáil privilege to call for Sinn Féin TDs Martin Ferris and Dessie Ellis to make a statement about the 1983 murder of prison officer Brian Stack.
  • A GP on trial, charged with the manslaughter of her profoundly disabled daughter by giving her too much sedative, said she loved the child “more than life itself“.
  • Health Minister Simon Harris welcomed the decision by Vertex Pharmaceuticals to re-engage with the HSE on the cost of cystic fibrosis drug Orkambi.
  • The three children’s hospitals in Dublin have asked families to go to GPs where possible rather than attending emergency departments due to more people than usual presenting at EDs.
  • A Dublin court unfroze €100 million worth of assets belonging to the former richest man in Russia following a money laundering investigation.
  • The father of Trevor Deely, who has been missing for 16 years, said he will not give up on finding his son alive.
  • Gardaí in Donegal appealed for the public’s assistance in finding a 73-year-old man who has been missing for a month.
  • Customers of delivery service Parcel Motel spoke of their frustration over not being able to contact the firm which has failed to deliver many of their orders in the run-up to Christmas.
  • Irish actor Ruth Negga is on the cover of Vogue magazine.

WORLD

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#INDONESIA: At least 97 people died and hundreds were injured after a strong earthquake struck off Aceh province on Indonesia’s Sumatra island.

#US: President-elect Donald Trump has been named as Time magazine’s Person of the Year.

#PAKISTAN: A plane carrying 47 people crashed, killing all on board.

#UK: British MPs have voted to begin Brexit talks by the end of March.

INNOVATION

  • Mayo County Council is using virtual reality headsets to show young people the devastation that can be caused by car crashes.
  • You can now pay for things using your phone (but only if it’s an Android).

PARTING SHOT

People have fallen in love with Dún Laoghaire newsagent John Hyland after a post about him on Humans of Dublin.

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