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

IRELAND

A person walking past a window display on Grafton Street in Dublin today. Source: Rollingnews.ie

• A further 1,013 Covid-19 cases and 94 deaths were confirmed in Ireland.
• Over 70s will be given mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna “where practicable and timely” following recommendation from the National Immunisation Advisory Committee. 
• A woman who was stabbed in the IFSC area in Dublin city on 20 January died from her injuries.
• Cold air from eastern Europe is set to bring very cold weather into next week with falls of snow expected. 
• Here’s why a row has broken out over checks between Britain and Northern Ireland. 
• A man murdered in north Belfast was targeted in a “ruthless attack” as he sat in his car, police have said.
• Hundreds of tenants across the country received warnings or eviction notices over rent arrears in the run-up to Christmas despite a nationwide eviction ban being in place.
• UK police issued an appeal to trace family members of a Dublin man who was murdered in London in 1983. 
• Deliveroo contacted gardaí to set up a meeting after several of its delivery cyclists were threatened, intimidated and assaulted in Dublin city centre over the weekend. 
• A 16-year-old boy will face a circuit court trial accused of dangerous driving causing the death of delivery cyclist Thiago Ortes Cortes in Dublin.
• The Health Minister said there will be no legal basis to tell people to self-isolate in their bedrooms but that “strong public health advice” will contain this message. 
• An Irish teenager who admitted to harassing footballer Ian Wright escaped a criminal conviction.
• Irish actor Brendan Gleeson, Irish animated film Woldwalkers and the popular TV series Normal People received nominations for Golden Globe awards. 
• RTÉ announced a series of proposals to reduce costs including cuts to pay and a voluntary redundancy scheme. 

INTERNATIONAL

Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds outside 10 Downing Street joining a nationwide clap in honour of Captain Tom Moore who died yesterday. Source: PA

#BREXIT: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson said that his government is considering invoking Article 16 of the Protocol to unilaterally stop Brexit related checks between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

#MYANMAR: Police in Myanmar charged deposed national leader Aung San Suu Kyi with having several illegally imported walkie-talkies in her home, members of her party said.

#EURO: Organisers of this year’s Eurovision Song Contest said that the event “will definitely take place” this May under three potential scenarios.

PARTING SHOT 

The Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine has been at the heart of many major news stories recently, heightening after it appeared Europe wanted to trigger Article 16 to protect vaccine stocks. 

In this week’s Explainer podcast, two of our reporters walk you through all the recent twists and turns in this story. 

Here’s a list of all the ways you can listen to this episode of the podcast.