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

IRELAND

Pictured are people as they walk past a mural of a seagull painted on a wall on Baggot street in Dublin city centre. Leah Farrell Leah Farrell

• A 58-year old man was shot dead in Cork -  a man in his 60s was arrested.
• Bord na Móna announced up to 430 redundancies.
• Revenue warned the public to beware of a new online scam targeting credit and debit card details. 
• Gardaí arrested 22 people in a crackdown on burglary gangs.
• Families in Dublin 15 said they felt like they had been “left in limbo” after the closure of a number of schools due to safety concerns.
• It emerged that an Armagh man accused of murdered Detective Garda Adrian Donohoe to stand trial next year.
• Over 660,000 faulty defibrillators were recalled.
• A Dublin bus driver was found guilty of careless driving causing death.
• A man who stabbed, burned and beat his partner has been jailed for 9.5 years.

INTERNATIONAL

A police bomb squad was sent to CNN's offices in New York City and the newsroom was evacuated because of a suspicious package. Richard Drew Richard Drew

• #USA: The Clintons, Obamas and CNN news were sent suspected explosive devices in the US.
• #KHASHOGGI: Trump has pointed the finger at Saudi crown prince over murder of journalist.
• #RUSSIA: A news agency agency has said that a researcher at Russia’s Antarctic station has stabbed and injured a colleague in an apparent emotional breakdown.

PARTING SHOT

Irish spoken at the House of Commons? Yep. It happened. First time since 1901 as well. 

Liz Saville-Roberts, a member of the Welsh party Plaid Cymru, spoke as Gaeilge as she called on Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley to implement an Irish Language Act.

You can have a look here. 

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