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

A picture of the Clerys clock as the reopening date for the famous Dublin department store was confirmed today. Pic: Photocall Ireland

IRISH

• RSA Insurance has suspended three senior executives as it announced an expected profit shortfall of over €80 million this evening.
• An appeal has been issued for a four-year-old boy missing since Wednesday.
• Two reports on the removal of two Roma children from their families last month have been forwarded to two government ministers.
• Separately, the High Court has ruled that a Roma baby should remain in the care of the HSE [RTÉ]
• The body pulled from the River Barrow yesterday has been identified as that of Stacia Purcell who had been missing since last month.
• Police in Belfast are investigating the discovery of an IED under the car of a former police officer this morning.
• TDs debated alcohol sponsorship of sport today with a very honest admission from one deputy.
• The Troika has praised the ‘steadfast implementation’ of the bailout programme but has sounded warnings about health and mortgage arrears.
• Meanwhile, a Nobel economist has said Ireland has said Ireland is looking at a “lost decade”.
• Hundreds of thousands of people in Ireland are using moneylenders.
• Enda Kenny has proposed an all-Ireland soccer team to play England in aid of charity.
• Talks between Aer Lingus management and cabin crew have been adjourned until tomorrow.
• Parents in Ballyfermot want clarity after learning on Facebook that their children’s school could close.
• Clerys will be open in time for Christmas.

WORLD

#MONSTER STORM: One of the most powerful storms to ever hit the world has caused widespread damage in the Philippines.

#IRAN: There’s no deal yet on Iran’s nuclear programme as the idea of economic sanctions being relieved has been floated, much to the annoyance of Israel.

#ARAFAT: Palestine believes there is only one suspect in the death of its former president Yasser Arafat. No prizes for guessing who they think that is.

#AFGHANISTAN: A British Marine has been found guilty of murdering an Afghan insurgent.

INNOVATION

• There’s lots of chat about Google Glasses in anticipation of their general release next year and today we’ve learned you’ll be able to get a pair with prescription lenses. [Gizmodo]
• An alert system that notifies you when your baby’s nappy needs changing? That sounds pretty useful and is currently being developed by a Spanish company whose name translates to ‘AlwaysDry’ [TechCrunch]

PARTING SHOT

With Twitter’s barnstorming entry onto the New York Stock Exchange yesterday everyone’s talking about how much money could be made including ordinary users who are wondering how much they might be owed? This TIME calculator has the answer.