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

Lieutenant Aislinn Kellegher building a sandbag barrier on the strand in Athlone. Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland Eamonn Farrell / Photocall Ireland / Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• Residents living along the Shannon have been warned further flooding may be on the way. 
• A man died and a five-year-old girl was injured in a crash in Down.
• A Renua candidate stepped down after labelling the Vatican ‘the Antichrist’.
• Two youths were arrested over an attack on a pregnant woman in Cork.
• The latest opinion poll puts support for Fine Gael at 31%.
• A rally was held to mark the 20th birthday of an Irish man who remains behind bars in an Egyptian prison.
• The 250th Ballyhea Says No march was held today and organisers have no plans to stop.
• There’s been an increase in first-time callers to a service for survivors of childhood abuse.
• The CSO is looking for part-time workers to help with the census.
• Everyone was talking about Conor McGregor‘s incredible UFC win.

A young Malaysian girl walks in front of a Christmas tree at a mall in Kuala Lumpur. Associated Press Associated Press

WORLD

#LOS ANGELES: A video shows police shooting an armed man dead as he crawled away.

#SAUDI ARABIA: For the first time in the country’s history, a woman has won a seat in an election.

#FRANCE: Voters were out at the polls again as things continue to look good for the country’s far-right politicians.

#RUSSIA: A fire at a psychiatric hospital killed 23 patients.

#ARGENTINA: Two people were killed when an MTV helicopter crashed into a reservoir.

INNOVATION

• Nintendo has invented a gamepad built from a touchscreen. [Endgadget]
• Twitter warned users about a possible state-sponsored hack. [Financial Times]
• Ed Sheeran has quit social media… [Huffington Post]

PARTING SHOT

The BBC dug up some old footage of Jeremy Corbyn dressed up as Santa Claus and it’s wonderful.

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