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

A car which became stranded in Roganstown earlier today. Dublin Fire Brigade Dublin Fire Brigade

IRELAND

• Flooding issues continued today and there was snow in parts of the country.
• Three youths were arrested after the body of a young man was found in Belfast. 
• An elderly man died after being struck by a jeep in Leitrim.
• There was a shootout near Greystones in Wicklow.
• Operations have been cancelled ahead of strikes in emergency departments next week.
• Paul Murphy said Irish Water is deliberately confusing payment figures.
• Ireland will face Belgium, Italy and Sweden at Euro 2016.

A Saudi woman casts her ballot at a polling station today. Associated Press Associated Press

WORLD

#SAVE THE WORLD: 195 nations have approved an accord to stop global warming.

#SAUDI ARABIA: Women have been allowed to vote  for the first time in the country’s municipal elections.

#SYRIA: Sixteen people were killed by a car bomb that the so-called Islamic State has claimed responsibility for. [BBC]

INNOVATION

• Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about Snapchat but were afraid to ask.
• A mishap with Tesla‘s Autopilot could set self-driving cars back by a decade [Mashable]
• Google CEO Sundar Pichai wrote an open letter in support of Muslims. [The Verge]

PARTING SHOT

Who doesn’t love seeing newsreaders and weather people messing up on live television? NewsBeFunny has put together this brilliant collection of the best news bloopers of the year.

– First published 19.59