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

IRELAND

A 12-year-old boxer called Hooch was today rescued by Howth Coast Guard after becoming stuck at the bottom of a cliff. Howth Coast Guard Howth Coast Guard

• Monika Matracka was today charged with murder of Polish man Michal Rejmer whose body was found in a Limerick garden. 
• Renualeader Lucinda Creighton said that there has been “an attempt to silence” any refugee policy beyond an ‘open door’ policy.
• Cold weather across the county and snow in Leinster has led to a number of roads being closed.
• The former master of the Rotunda Hospital said that there has been no increase in the number of women seeking an abortion due to a risk of suicide.
• Just over €2.5 million has been generated from the sale of 36 closed garda stations.
• Health Minister Leo Varadkar made some positive noises about the prospect of Renua joining Fine Gael in cabinet.

WORLD

An Indonesian kite flyer prepares to fly her kite on the opening day of the International Kite Festival in India. Ajit Solanki Ajit Solanki

#DRUG LORD: It emerged that US actor Sean Penn secretly met with Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman for an interview before the drug kingpin’s capture.

#B-52: The US has flown a heavy bomber over South Korea in a show of force following North Korea’s nuclear test.

#INFANT EXAMS: All British parents will be encouraged to take government-run parenting classes under plans to be announced by Prime Minister David Cameron.

#POWERBALL: After last night’s record jackpot wasn’t won, the US Powerball lottery has risen to a whopping $1.3 billion (€1.19bn).

INNOVATION

• You know those Facebook On This Day reminders? Here’s how to turn them off. 
• A number of Tesla cars have just been given an update enabling them to park themselves without a driver inside.
• 1Rebel, the new gym/nightclub chain that’s taking London by storm.

PARTING SHOT

On an American road trip, Stephen Marche enters the fray with Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders in Iowa and gets a view of the campaign trail from the perspective of his whiteness. (The Guardian)

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