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

IRELAND

INMO members have voted in favour of strike action over emergency department overcrowding. Pictured is Patrick Coughan (87) from Santry in Dublin as he joins nurses protesting outside Leinster House. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Nurses voted in favour of strike action
• The banking inquiry was saved
• A Fine Gael TD left the party
• David Drumm lost a bankruptcy appeal
• Property tax was frozen until 2019
• Irish Rail announced changes to the Dart
• A new €20 bill was unveiled
• The head of the Irish Farmer’s Association “stepped back” from his role

INTERNATIONAL

A Russian war plane downed over Turkey. CNN CNN

#TURKEY: Russia has reacted angrily after one of its war planes was shot down over Turkey.

#PARIS: The Paris prosecutor said the mastermind of the 13 November attacks planned to bomb the city’s business district.

#BRUSSELS: The Belgian capital remains on lockdown as the Prime Minister says an attack is “imminent”.

#CHICAGO: A police officer who shot a black teenager 16 times has been charged with murder.

INNOVATION

• Some new Dell laptops have an in-built security flaw.
• Bosch have built a robot that punches weeds. [Geek]

PARTING SHOT

Adele is a global superstar. But, how did she make music that transcends generations? Slate’s Carl Wilson explains.

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