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

IRELAND

A frozen Celtic cross on Galtymore mountain on the Limerick-Tipperary border. Anna May Anna May

• A rise in temperature is expected this weekend following days of extremely cold weather, as Met Éireann lifted weather warnings.
• Sheep farmers in the Galtee mountain range on the Limerick-Tipperary border worked to save a large number of sheep buried beneath snow.
• Ireland set two new records for electricity demand during the cold snap.
• The Regional Independent group sat down with Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael for their first formal negotiations since the general election.
• A 37-year-old woman appeared before Ardee District Court charged in connection with an alleged hit and run in Co Louth.
• Taoiseach Simon Harris welcomed the news that Holyhead port will partially reopen next week.
• Work has begun to a home in Inchicore which is at risk of collapse into the River Camac.
• Former taoiseach Leo Varadkar criticised a “disappointing decision” that has blocked plans to integrate the biggest school in Northern Ireland.
• The US Government branded rioting which broke out on the streets of Dublin in 2023 as “white identity terrorism”.

INTERNATIONAL

Cars are left charred inside a dealership in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Los Angeles. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#34 FELONIES: US president-elect Donald Trump was formally sentenced in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment.

#LOS ANGELES: The death toll from the Los Angeles-area fires rose to ten, according to the county officials, with US President Joe Biden likening the devastation to a “war scene”. 

#GAZA: Research published in The Lancet medical journal estimated that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was around 40% higher than recorded by the Palestinian territory’s health ministry.

#DELL OF KILLIEHUNTLY: Police in Scotland began investigating a sighting of another two lynx in the Highlands.

#ALICANTE: A man who appeared court over the discovery of John George’s body was released on bail pending an ongoing criminal probe.

PARTING SHOT

The winners of the 61st BTYSTE are Ciara Murphy, Saoirse Murphy & Laoise Murphy, from Presentation Secondary School Tralee 👏👏👏
#BTYSTE #BTYSTE2025 pic.twitter.com/5GV0dweD41

— BT Young Scientist (@BTYSTE) January 10, 2025

Three sisters from Presentation Secondary School in Tralee, Co Kerry have won this year’s BT Young Scientists Award.

Ciara (17), Saoirse (15) and Laoise Murphy (12) won the top prize with their project, ACT (Aid Care Treat): App-timising emergency response.

This is the second year this project has been recognised at the exhibition, having previously been awarded Runner-Up Group in 2024.