Updated 11.20 PM

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

Astronaut Chris Hadfield is given a signed Ireland Rugby Jersey by Frankie Sheehan at the Convention Centre Dublin. (Pic: Niall Carson/PA Wire)

IRELAND

• A man and a woman held over the death of 63-year-old Thomas Horan in Dublin will both appear in court tomorrow.
• Irish Water spent €50 million on consultancy fees last year.
• New opinion polls showed a small drop in Government support and 38 per cent backing for the legalisation of marijuana.
• Heads of St Vincent’s Hospital met with the Director General of the HSE to discuss executive pay, but refused to give any details on what was discussed.
• An Bord Pleanála blocked a proposed wind farm in Cloghan, Co. Offaly.
• Fáilte Ireland say Eirgrid did not consider tourism factors in selecting the route of new electricity pylons.
• A man's car was rammed yesterday and cash was stolen from him after a casino win in Limerick.
• RSA Insurance said that irregularities in Ireland totalling €72 million "would not happen again".
• Fianna Fáil published a bill to reform the Seanad.
• The Church of Ireland has “no current plans” to follow the example of Anglican leaders in England and introduce a devil-free baptism service.
• Lenders have restructured almost 50,000 mortgages according to new figures.
• Children setting fires has become a problem in a Dublin special care home.
• The IMO has called for guidelines for psychiatrists in dealing with new laws on terminations.

INTERNATIONAL
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie speaks during a news conference today. (Pic: AP Photo/Mel Evans)

#US: Potential US presidential candidate Chris Christie fired his Deputy Chief of Staff and apologised over a scandal where his staff may have closed highway lanes to penalise a mayor for not supporting him.

#UK: Armed police in London are to wear cameras to record their actions following controversy over the killing of Mark Duggan.

#FRANCE: The highest court in France has reinstated a ban on a show by controversial comic Dieudonne. [BBC]

INNOVATION

• #CES2014 saw a number of 3D printers announced this week. Here's the pick of the bunch.
• Intel is to drop to drop the McAfee name to help distance itself from founder and will be rebranded as Intel Security.

PARTING SHOT

(Pic: Tumblr)

It's getting close to the weekend so you may be thinking of leaving the office a little like this obviously irked individual. That's Jessica, one of range of 'Sassy Birds' on the newly created Tumblr page. Warning: Contains high levels of sass. [Tumblr]

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