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

IRELAND

Photo shows Left To Right ESB crew Albert Bambrick and Dani and Eero from Finland on a call out in Letterfrack Connemara today after the impact during Storm Eowyn. Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / © RollingNews.ie / © RollingNews.ie

• A man in his 20s has been arrested after a man (60s) was found dead following an assault in Malahide this morning.
• 25 newly-built homes at a housing estate in Kildare were sold within minutes of a viewing launch this morning, as a number of buyers who had slept overnight in their cars earlier this week secured many of the properties.
• A Galway community is in shock following the death of a former All Star hurler who died in an accident on Friday evening clearing up storm damage near his home.
• As the recovery from Storm Éowyn drags on, 3,500 premises remain without electricity while Uisce Éireann continues to work on restoring supply to “the final few customers” without water. 
• A transatlantic flight diverted to Shannon Airport this afternoon after the crew declared a medical emergency off the South West coast.
• Gardaí in Co Donegal are hunting a lorry driver after it smashed into an ESB pole and plunged a village into darkness.
• Getting access to the online betting accounts of people who experienced problem gambling prior to their death could help others who have a gambling addiction, researchers have said.

INTERNATIONAL

A police crackdown forcibly dispersed a pro-Palestinian protest at Wittenbergplatz in Berlin. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT: Hamas has handed over three Israeli hostages to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza in exchange for 183 Palestinians held by Israel in the fifth exchange of a fragile Gaza ceasefire agreement.

#THE WHITE HOUSE: US President Donald Trump has revoked his predecessor Joe Biden’s security clearance in a blizzard of new orders.

#TARIFFS: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said US President Donald Trump’s talk of making Canada the 51st US state is “a real thing” and is linked to the country’s rich natural resources, local media reported.

PARTING SHOT

IT’S ALMOST MARCH, and you know what that means: all political attention turns to one particular bowl of shamrock.

This week on The Candidate, Christine Bohan, Christina Finn, Jane Matthews, and Rónán Duffy sit down to look at the careful political chess that will need to be played out with the traditional St Patrick’s Day trip to Washington (if we even get an invite).

The team also have a (surprisingly energetic, it must be said) chat about the Seanad elections, and look at who was the real winner in the Dáil speaking row.

You can listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts.