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

Tánaiste Joan Burton and Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald at an NUJ gathering at Dublin Castle today. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

IRELAND

• A commemoration took place in Dublin today for the victims of the French terror attacks.
• A 67-year-old cyclist died after being struck by a car in Mayo.
• Hundreds were without power for a time due to gusty weather.
• Two of the victims of the Athy crash were laid to rest.
• The Department of Health is examining a report that lays out options for Ireland’s ban on gay men donating blood.
• Eddie Hobbs backtracked on comments he made about Lucinda Creighton‘s abortion views.
• An investigation into the death of a three-year-old who fell in a lift well is nearing completion. [RTÉ]
• A taxi driver was tied up and robbed in Naas.
• Green Party leader Eamon Ryan will run in the next general election.

WORLD

Peter Dejong Peter Dejong

#JE SUIS CHARLIE: Hostages and family members of French terror attack victims have been speaking out today, as thousands across France came together to pay tribute to them.

#FRANCE: Meanwhile, police continue to hunt for the partner of the kosher supermarket gunman, with reports she may have been out of the country at the time of the attacks.

#CANADA: Two brothers were arrested in Canada on terrorism charges.

#AIRASIA: The tail of the missing jet has been recovered from the seabed but the black box still has not been found.

INNOVATION

• The SpaceX company successfully launched another fresh load of supplies to the International Space Station.
• You have to see these pictures of the ‘Pillars of Creation’.
• This video will show you 257 CES gadgets in just three minutes. Strap yourselves in. [The Verge]

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