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

Gardaí leave the former home of bankrupt property developer Thomas McFeely earlier this year after finding €200,000 in cash at the property. (Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)

IRELAND

• A man has been charged over the murder of Sarah Staunton in Mayo.
• Stephanie Meehan has been given some of the money found in Tom McFeely’s old home.
• More details have emerged about the Roma child mistakenly removed from her family in Tallaght.
• A third person has been arrested over the shooting of a man in Finglas.
• NAMA says it has no evidence of impropriety by staff after allegations by a FF Senator.
• Mario Draghi says Irish banks are still a source of concern.
• Gardaí have released a photo of the €1 million in cash found in Limerick.
• The HSE has paid over €255 million on legal fees in eight years.
• Eamon Gilmore does not want to be the next EU Commissioner for Ireland.
• More than 600 people will spend Christmas in hospital – despite being better.

INTERNATIONAL

Police officers assemble outside a building at Harvard University to investigate the bomb threat. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds).

#APPEAL: The United Nations has announced its biggest ever appeal as it seeks to raise €4.7 billion for humanitarian aid to Syria. [BBC]

#HORSEMEAT: 21 people have been arrested in France as part of an investigation into claims that horsemeat designed to be used for pharmaceutical products ended up in the food chain.

#EVACUATION: Harvard University has reopened four buildings following a bomb threat earlier today.

INNOVATION

• Ford has revealed its first self-driving car which uses scanners to create a 360-degree 3D view of its surroundings.
• Norway’s government says Bitcoin doesn’t count as real money. Ouch.

PARTING SHOT

Tis the season to send Christmas cards – but sending a good card can be a minefield. Do you write a generic message or a personalised one? How much should you pay? Can you send a religious card to an atheist? BBC Magazine has gone through the 10 most common Christmas card-related dilemmas for anyone who has ever spent time thinking about this stuff. [BBC]