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

IRELAND

Lucila German (7) from Dublin at the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition. Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• Thousands of people have come out to march in Waterford to demand 24-hour cardiac treatment in the local hospital.
• Bus Éireann is reportedly planning to cut overtime as part of cost-cutting efforts in its troubled Expressway service.
• Ibrahim Halawa’s sister has said their attendance at a protest at which her brother was arrested in Egypt was not political.
• Gardaí have arrested 13 people as part of an Operation Thor which targets repeat offenders and rural crime.
• Has the alt-right movement got a foothold in Ireland? TheJournal.ie took a look.
• The CEO of Aer Lingus has defended how the company has handled the launch of a controversial frequent flyer programme.
• After Sheila Burns’ birthday, six members of the same family from Loughrea have lived to see their 100th birthday.
• Dublin business owners are seeking more gardaí to deal with  “aggressive and organised begging”.

WORLD

A Hindu devotee takes a holy dip in the Sangam, the confluence of rivers Ganges and Yamuna in India. Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP Rajesh Kumar Singh / AP / AP

#MLK DAY: Ahead of Martin Luther King Day in the US, Donald Trump has launched a Twitter attack against a Congressman who marched with the civil rights leader.

#ENCYPTION: Messaging service Whatsapp has denied claims of a ‘backdoor’ into the messages of its 1 billion users.

#TRAGEDY: A Thai military air show for children was marred by tragedy when a fighter jet plunged from the sky and burst into flames, killing the pilot.

PARTING SHOT

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