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

IRELAND

David Ruddy in the Red Cow Moran Hotel ahead of the Irish Body Paint Festival. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• A teenage boy died after the car he was driving crashed into a wall in Carlow.
• Gardai released CCTV images of missing Jon Jonsson as they renewed appeal for information.
• Leo Varadkar said Ireland wasn’t “playing chicken” with the UK over Brexit. 
• A 12-year-old girl remains in a critical condition following a boating accident in Limerick yesterday.
• A 19-year-old man was seriously injured in a Dublin stabbing.
• It emerged how some people want the Government to buy a deserted island off the west coast.
• Gardaí appealed for information after a man stole money from a Drogheda arcade using a fake gun.
• The Road Safety Authority was sent dozens of complaints over its L driver ad-campaign.

WORLD

A man prepares to cast his vote in a mobile ballot box in the village of Stolniceni, Moldova. Vadim Ghirda Vadim Ghirda

#CATALONIA: Huawei’s newest 5G foldable phone was unveiled in Barcelona today.

#VATICAN: The Pope vowed to tackle every single case of sexual abuse by priests in the Roman Catholic Church, comparing paedophilia to “human sacrifice”.

#VENEZUELA: At least two people died and over 300 were hurt after clashes on the Venezuelan border.

PARTING SHOT

It’s Oscars night tonight, folks – if you’re into that sort of thing. 

Anyway, the good folks over at the DailyEdge have all you need to know if you want to stay up for the show. 

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