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

IRELAND

The scene of a stand-off between an armed man and gardaí in Tallaght earlier today. Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie Eamonn Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• A stand-off between gardaí and an armed man was resolved peacefully.
• A 16-year-old boy was charged with manslaughter over the death of Dovydas Jenkus.
• A man died after he was hit by a car in Galway.
• AA Roadwatch predicted the roads will be their busiest in years this week.
• The mother of an Irish teenager who went missing in Spain said held out hope she will be found.
• The school of a boy who died in a farming accident offered counselling to students and parents.
• The Taoiseach said he wants to cut more taxes.
• President Higgins released his annual Christmas message.
• The public were warned to avoid Tallaght Hospital.
• Gardaí appealed for help in finding a missing 20-year-old man.

WORLD

A diver dressed in a Santa Claus costume performs with sardines and a stingray at the Coex Aquarium in Seoul, South Korea. Ahn Young-joon Ahn Young-joon

#CHINA: A landslide left dozens missing and caused a gas explosion.

#KENYA: An Air France made an emergency landing after a fake bomb was found in the toilet.

#INDIA: Protests erupted after a gang rapist was released from prison.

#SPAIN: The country could be about to see its first coalition government as the results of a definitive general election roll in. [El País]

#SYRIA: Dozens have been killed in a suspected Russian airstrike. [BBC News]

#UNITED STATES: Hillary Clinton claimed that Isis is using Donald Trump videos to recruit fighters.

INNOVATION

• This bandage turns green if you’re about to get an infection. [Guardian]
• Take a look at potentially groundbreaking Google’s quantum computer. [MIT Technology Review]
• Here’s five ocean energy research labs making waves in Ireland. [Silicon Republic]

PARTING SHOT

This terrifying version of Mariah Carey’s All I Want For Christmas confuses your brain. Anyone familiar with the song will faintly hear lyrics being sung in the background, even though there’s none there. Here’s how. [New Scientist]