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

IRELAND

Ducks in the pond in St Stephen's Green today. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• Three men were arrested by police in Northern Ireland in connection with the attempted murder of PSNI Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell in Co Tyrone yesterday evening.
• The President and Taoiseach condemned the shooting, while politicians across the political spectrum in Northern Ireland came together to say there can be “no tolerance” for such an attack.
• The GAA star arrested yesterday as part of an investigation into alleged fraud was released without charge.
• AIB agreed to appear before the Oireachtas Finance Committee to answer questions about the write-down of debt from some of its borrowers.
• The Taoiseach said he’s in favour of better tax treatment for smaller landlords that linked to better tenancy rights for renters.
• The national executive of the Social Democrats party will meet this evening to set out the rules in which a new leader will be selected.
• A former rugby coach and teacher John McClean admitted sexually assaulting 20 boys at Terenure College between 1971 and 1992.
• The Oireachtas Public Accounts Committee was suspended after members were unhappy that the neither the Central Bank Governor or three of its deputies attended the meeting.

INTERNATIONAL

To mark the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, activists in Berlin placed an oversized peace sign made of candles in front of the Brandenburg Gate. DPA / PA Images DPA / PA Images / PA Images

#HARVEY WEINSTEIN Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison for rape and sexual assault at a Los Angeles court.

#DATA PROTECTION The European Commission and Council have banned their staff from installing TikTok on devices used for work amid concerns over data protection, in a move that provoked an angry response from the company.

#TRAGEDY The death toll from the devastating earthquake that hit parts of Turkey and Syria on 6 February passed 47,000.

#CANADA A 26-year-old man was charged over a hit-and-run crash that killed an Irishman in Vancouver last June.

PARTING SHOT

Thinking of heading to the cinema this weekend? Or maybe you’d prefer to stay in and watch something instead? Either way, we’ve got you covered. 

This week’s Trailer Watch has three trailers for films you can catch this weekend, including one for a film based on a true story of a bear that ate a huge amount of cocaine, which was shot in Co Wicklow.

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