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

IRELAND

The sixth annual Flowers for Magdalene event, a ceremony of remembrance for the women of the Magdalene Laundries taking place in the lead up to International Women's Day today in Glasnevin Cemetery. Sasko Lazarov Sasko Lazarov

• An investigation was launched after a Garda car was involved in a crash in Cork
• A bishop said the Catholic Church “hang our heads in shame” over the Tuam babies revelations
• Gardaí launched a new campaign to cut the number of robberies on nights out
• Annalise Murphy was confirmed as the Grand Marshal of the Dublin St Patrick’s Day Parade
• The Citizens’ Assembly continued discussing abortion
• More revelations about the handling of the Grace case were made
• People laid flowers at Magdalene graves
• A man died after getting into difficulty kayaking

INTERNATIONAL

Nina Rogers with a work titled Caldera, 2008, by artist Tony Cragg, part of the UK's largest exhibition at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#INVESTIGATION: Donald Trump asked the US Congress to investigate his allegations that his predecessor Barack Obama tapped his phone.

#SEATTLE: A Sikh man was told to ‘go back to your own country’ before being shot in an apparent hate crime.

#RUNNER: Spanish police are hunting more than a hundred restaurant customers who fled without paying the bill.

PARTING SHOT

Ever wanted to get into yoga but didn’t know where to start? The New York Times has a beginner’s guide that looks great.

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