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

IRELAND

85-year-old veteran Tommy McKenzie, who served in Korea, pays his respects. /Photocall Ireland /Photocall Ireland

• Pressure increased on the government to renegotiate the Lansdowne Road agreement after trade union bosses said it was “no longer viable”.
• The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has stated that Ireland’s law on consent needs to be more clearly defined.
• A priest called on society to “wake up” to the plights of the homeless community, following the death of a mother-of-two whose body was discovered in Limerick last week.
• Forty young girls will die of cervical cancer each year as a result of the falling uptake in the HPV vaccine, said Fine Gael TD Kate O’Connell.
• Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams congratulated Donald Trump on his election as US president.
• A young man was rushed to hospital after suffering serious stab wounds following an assault in Co Meath last night.
• Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will visit Dublin later this month with the aim of “strengthening Scotland’s relationship with Ireland”.
• A commemoration was held in Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin to mark Armistice Day and the Irish men and women who died during World War One.

WORLD

Musician Leonard Cohen. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#LEONARD COHEN: Leading figures from the worlds of music, film and politics paid tribute to the Canadian musician, whose death was announced this morning.

#CALIFORNIA: Two universities said police are investigating reports of attacks against female Muslim students in the wake of Donald Trump’s election victory.

#BRAD PITT: The actor has been cleared after a probe into allegations he mistreated one of his children, sources close to the case said.

INNOVATION

• Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg has rejected the idea that bogus stories shared on the social network, coupled with the news feed algorithm, paved a path of victory for President-elect Donald Trump.
• The Turning Forest, a virtual reality fairy tale which will work in tandem with your mobile phone, will be released by the BBC next week.

PARTING SHOT

Pete Souza has taken nearly 2 million photos of President Barack Obama over the course of his eight years in the White House. Here are 55 of his favorites.
http://imgur.com/gallery/hAUjD

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