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

IRELAND

Anna Earley pictured at the launch of Iarnród Éireann and Focus Ireland's Christmas fundraising campaign at Heuston Station. Dublin. Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Serial sex offender Patrick Nevin was jailed for five and a half years for attacking a Brazilian student he met on Tinder.
• A review of the procurement process for the National Broadband Plan found it was not influenced by former minister Denis Naughten or businessman David McCourt.
• Aspiration of milk was a factor in the death of a three-month-old baby, an inquest heard.
• A Status Orange wind warning was issued for six counties as Storm Diana hit Ireland.
• Leinster Senior Football League said it was incorrectly informed by Ballybrack FC that a player had died in a car crash, only for it to learn that he had simply returned to Spain as planned. 
• Contingency plans for a no-deal ‘hard Brexit‘ were approved by Cabinet today. 
• Job stress doubled among employees in Ireland in recent years, a study found.
• Ireland is in ‘active discussions‘ to host the 2026 Ryder Cup, it was confirmed.

WORLD

An RAF F-35B Lightning stealth jet flies over the English Channel during Operation Point Blank, which featured aerial capabilities from the RAF, United States Air Force and French Air Force. Joe Giddens / PA Wire/PA Images Joe Giddens / PA Wire/PA Images / PA Wire/PA Images

#BREXIT: British Prime Minister Theresa May said she wants to have a head-to-head televised debate with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn over her proposed Brexit deal.

#CRIMEA: Russia started prosecuting the crew of Ukrainian navy vessels captured over the weekend in a confrontation off Crimea.

#FRANCE: President Emmanuel Macron said France will shut down 14 of the country’s 58 nuclear reactors currently in operation by 2035.

#US: SpongeBob SquarePants creator Stephen Hillenburg died aged 57, broadcaster Nickelodeon confirmed.  

PARTING SHOT

Having spent years out of the limelight, actor-turned-fashion-student Amanda Bynes has opened up to Paper Magazine about her “tumultuous — and remarkable — journey“.

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