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

IRELAND

Gráinne Pollak, Pablo Schofield Legorburo and baby Iarla Pollak on South Anne Street Dublin city centre. Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews / RollingNews

• Gardaí investigating the death of Daniel Aruebose arrested a woman in her 20s on suspicion of murder.
• Mary Lou McDonald discussed her health, Gerry Hutch and tricolours during a sit-down interview with The Journal.
• Gardaí released a CCTV image as part of a renewed appeal to trace two teenage girls missing from Co Tipperary since last Thursday.
• Compared with last year, 17 more people have died on Irish roads so far this year.
• Just 30% of the government’s new-build social homes target was met in the first nine months of the year.
• State agency Údarás na Gaeltachta is facing a backlash from artists for running a competition encouraging film-making using artificial intelligence.
• Hundreds of mourners gathered this morning in Irishtown for the funeral of Samuel Small, who died in a workplace accident 10 days ago.

INTERNATIONAL

The scene in Whitchurch in Shropshire where emergency services declared a major incident. Andy Kelvin / PA Andy Kelvin / PA / PA

#TRUMP AND GREENLAND: The row between the US and Denmark rose its head again, with Denmark saying it will summon the US ambassador after Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory he has threatened to annex.

#RUSSIA: A senior Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow.

#RIP:  Singer Chris Rea, known for the hit song Driving Home for Christmas, died aged 74.

PARTING SHOT

That photo above is a sunset over Kenmare Bay in Co Kerry on the shortest day of the year – taken by an avid reader in the local area.