IRELAND

Fiona Doyle was abused by her father for over a decade. Sam Boal Sam Boal

• A clinically dead woman is being kept alive because she is pregnant.
• Gardaí are not looking for anybody else after the discovery of two bodies in West Clare this evening.
• A 6-year-old girl is in a serious condition after a hit-and-run in Coolock tonight.
• The Court of Appeal has ruled that Patrick O’Brien’s sentence for raping his daughter was too lenient.
• Gardaí are searching for an inmate who escaped from a prison van earlier today.
• Enda Kenny said Leo Varadkar spoke ‘in a personal capacity’ when he said the 8th Amendment was ‘too restrictive’ last night.
• A young farmer was attacked with a hammer in a fake jeep deal.
• The New York Times said Ireland has ‘one of the most beautiful views in the world’ today after saying that Dublin was ‘like walking into a Christmas card’ last week.

INTERNATIONAL

Students and teachers celebrate after listening to a live, nationally broadcast speech by Cuba's President Raul Castro about the country's restoration of relations with the United States, at a school in Havana, Cuba. AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#CUBA: The US and Cuba are talking again after more than 50 years.

#PALESTINE: The EU has removed Hamas from its terrorism blacklist (for now) and has voted to recognise Palestine.

#JAPAN: McDonald’s is having to ration fries in the country with customers restricted to small portions.

INNOVATION

• Looking for a good night’s sleep? Here are some apps and devices that can help you out. [TheJournal.ie]
• It may feel like we’re all online but it turns out 1 in 6 of us have NEVER used the internet at all at all. [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT 

Sinead O’Connor has written a new version of the Irish national anthem…here it is!

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