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

IRELAND

People walking this morning at the docks in Dublin Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• Gardaí are investigating the death of a man found unconscious in Cork city.
• A man has been charged in connection with a two-vehicle collision in Co Cork on Thursday. 
• Gardaí have arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a serious assault in Co Cork on Wednesday evening. 
• Visiting restrictions have been introduced at Mercy University Hospital in Cork due to an increasing number of patients presenting with influenza.
• More than half a million people had penalty points on their driving licences this year, data released by the RSA shows. 
• It’s set to be a chilly start to 2023 with sunny spells and showers forecast tomorrow. 
• Dublin star Jonny Cooper has announced his inter-county retirement.

INTERNATIONAL

A view of damage after rockets fired by Russian forces hit the center of Ukrainian capital Kyiv today Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

#POPE: Former Pope Benedict XVI has died at the age of 95, almost a decade after he became the first pontiff to resign in six centuries.

#UKRAINE: Russian strikes have targeted several regions of Ukraine, including the capital Kyiv, where the attacks have killed at least one person and wounded several others.

#IDAHO: US police investigating the stabbing of four students at a small Idaho university said Friday they had arrested a man on the other side of the country.

#WALTERS: Pioneering TV journalist Barbara Walters has died at the age of 93.

PARTING SHOT

Countries around the world have already begun ringing in the New Year.

Here’s a snap of the firework display in Sydney, Australia. 

Australia celebrates the arrival of 2023 with a midnight fireworks display on Sydney Harbour Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

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