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

IRELAND

Ireland's William O'Connor during his match against Poland's Krzysztof Kciuk at the World Darts Championship in London. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

IRELAND

• The Central Bank issued a stark warning about unemployment in its latest quarterly bulletin.
• Manhattan Peanuts has lodged a legal challenge to the Luas expansion to Finglas. 
• Part of the M1 motorway was closed after a five-vehicle collision.
• A dead dolphin was found on the banks of a river in Co Carlow.
• Limerick band Kingfishr secured the coveted Christmas number one spot with their song Killeagh. 
• Opposition TDs lost a High Court case challenging the presence of super junior ministers at cabinet meetings. 
• The GAA said it would its controversial Allianz sponsorship deal following an Ethics and Integrity Commission report.

INTERNATIONAL

Ukraine said it hit a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in the Mediterranean today. Screenshot Screenshot

#MEDITERRANEAN: Ukraine said it struck a tanker in the Mediterranean belonging to Russia’s “shadow fleet” in a drone attack. 

#ROMANIA: American rapper Wiz Khalifa was sentenced by a court in Romania to nine months in jail for drug possession.

#UK: Sinn Féin urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to intervene in the ongoing hunger strike of pro-Palestine activists.

PARTING SHOT

IT WILL BE a dry but chilly Christmas week, as any rain is expected to ease off by Wednesday. But the chances of a white Christmas are slim.

Liz Walsh, a forecaster at Met Éireann, told The Journal what we can expect over the festive season.

Read the full report here.