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

IRELAND

Third class of St. Saviour’s National School in Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow on hand to officially turn on Christmas FM for 2024. Andres Poveda Andres Poveda

• Gardaí in Galway issued an appeal for help from the public in identifying the body of a man recovered from the water near Galway city.
• Over 90 ‘Persons of Interest’ have now been identified from photos shared by gardaí of the Dublin riots following nominations made by the public over the last week.
• Conor McGregor’s fiancé Dee Devlin said she is standing by her partner after a High Court jury found he had sexually assaulted a woman in Dublin hotel six years ago. 
• Fine Gael leader Simon Harris said he is “not sure” if he would ask Fine Gael candidate and senator John McGahon to canvass with him in Louth, if the Taoiseach were to visit the county.
• Healthcare workers voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over concerns about a “staffing crisis” in the sector.
• Met Éireann issued a Status Yellow weather warning for fog across 17 counties which came into effect earlier this evening.
• The Criminal Assets Bureau seized 23 vehicles and €400,000 in cash during a search operation today in West Dublin.
• Four children went missing from an International Protection Accommodation Services centre for two weeks, a new report by the watchdog says.
• The TV series Say Nothing played no role in recent information regarding the location of the remains of Joe Lynskey, according to the lead investigator.
• TikTok gave approval to some election disinformation ads seeking to run in Ireland, according to Global Witness, an NGO that investigates various issues related to human rights.
• Fine Gael candidate Noel Rock did not say if he would recuse himself from topics that he previously lobbied politicians on when he held a senior position in a consulting company, when asked by The Journal today.

INTERNATIONAL

Women on a scooter holding a Hezbollah flag in Beirut today Alamy Alamy

#LEBANON: The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon welcomed the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, saying it has begun adjusting operations to the “new situation”.
#US: Several members of Donald Trump’s incoming administration have received threats against them, including bomb alerts, a spokeswoman for the president-elect said.
#EU COMMISSION: MEPS in Strasbourg voted to approve Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as European Commission President along with a raft of new EU Commissioners, including former minister Michael McGrath. 
#AUSTRALIA: An Australian police officer was found guilty of the manslaughter of a 95-year-old woman, who died from injuries sustained when he tasered her during a nursing home confrontation.
#KENDRICK LAMAR: Canadian rapper Drake has taken his feud with rival Kendrick Lamar to court, accusing record label Universal Music of conspiring to inflate Lamar’s streaming numbers and of defaming him, according to legal filings and media reports.

PARTING SHOT

Close-up of ornaments and lights on Christmas tree. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

Lots of people seem to be getting in the festive spirit, especially with the news that Christmas FM returns to our airwaves tomorrow from 12 noon.

With the Christmas spirit in the air, we wanted to know have our readers put up Christmas decorations yet, or are they waiting until later (or not putting up any at all).

Take part on our poll here, or see how others have been voting.