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Here's What Happened Today: New Year's Eve
Here’s your round-up of what made the headlines today.
NEED TO CATCH up? The Journal brings you a round-up of today’s news.
IRELAND
- 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
#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.
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