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

IRELAND

Thomas Cunningham, from Mullingar, receives the An Bonn Jadotville at a presentation in Athlone today. PA Images PA Images

• A man’s body was found with gunshot wounds on the Meath/Kildare border
• Leo Varadkar said that last week’s discussion with Fianna Fáil “wasn’t some poker game with Micheál Martin”
• Gardaí warned shoppers to be vigilant in response to UK footage of parcel theft
• Soldiers of the Siege of Jadotville were presented with medals for their bravery
• Sinn Féin will elect its new leader before the end of February 2018
• A 26-year-old woman died after a traffic collision in Kerry last night
• Gardaí in Dublin seized cannabis worth over €4 million
• Plans to develop a traffic-free ‘civic space’ in Dublin city have been stalled because of the Metro North project.

WORLD

President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser at Cipriani in New York, Susan Walsh via PA Images Susan Walsh via PA Images

#TRUMP WIN: US Senate Republicans passed landmark tax reform which could dramatically reduce America’s corporate tax rate.

#CYANIDE: Bosnian Croat war criminal Slobodan Praljak likely died from heart failure after swallowing potassium cyanide, Dutch prosecutors said.

#LAWFUL: Donald Trump said he had to fire his former national security advisor Michael Flynn “because he lied” – but defended his actions during the transition.

PARTING SHOT

If you missed the Late Late Toy Show last night, and you’re wondering what you missed out on, the Daily Edge has compiled a list of the highlights…

…including this heartwarming moment with Mia.

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