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

IRELAND

A fire at a disused factory in Carlow earlier. Jack O'Flaherty Jack O'Flaherty

• A man was charged over a woman’s stabbing in Cavan.
• Life support was switched off for the clinically dead pregnant woman at centre of this week’s High Court case. [The Irish Times]
• Wrap up well, it’s going to get really cold tonight.
• Residents were advised to stay indoors following a potentially toxic fire in Carlow.
• Details emerged of two deaths in Irish prisons since Christmas Eve.
• Police appealed for information after a man died following an attack with his own guitar.
• Irish D-Day veteran Patrick Gillien passed away. [RTÉ News]
• The State Papers were released. Click here to view all our coverage, from warnings of a bailout 30 years ago, secret notes between Margaret Thatcher and Garret Fitzgerald, to fears that a Russia spy satellite would fall on Ireland.

INTERNATIONAL

Natalie Cole sledging near Glenshee, Perthshire, as wintry weather swept the UK, with travellers left stranded as heavy snow covered roads and forced two airports to close. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#MALAYSIA: Thousands have been evacuated following devastating floods.

#NORTH KOREA: There was another internet outage after the dictatorship labelled Barack Obama a “monkey”.

#VATICAN: The topless woman who stole a baby Jesus figure was released from police custody.

#UNITED KINGDOM: Heavy snow and ice temperatures caused chaos.

#UNITED STATES: The funeral took place of NYPD officer Rafael Ramos, who along with his partner was shot dead earlier this month,. [New York Times]

INNOVATION

• XBox Live and Playstation Network services are almost restored.
• Twitter has a new analytics feature. [Business Insider]
• Watch this stunning solar flare.

PARTING SHOT

Fed up having to sort your M&Ms by hand? Well then look right here [Geek.com].