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

IRELAND

Pictured are stormy seas on the Irish Sea in Dublin bay this afternoon as an Orange Weather Warning. Sam Boal Sam Boal

• The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) announced that it is suspending all flight operations of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in Europe following the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday.
• UCD issued an apology after computer science students were sent an email asking to help develop a sex consent app.
• Conor McGregor was charged with “strong arm robbery” and “criminal mischief” in Miami following an altercation with a fan.
• A man went on trial charged with possession of automatic weapons, drugs and ammunition.
• A new report published by the Department of Justice is reporting allegations of “inappropriate relationships” between some women prisoners at the Dóchas centre in Dublin “and a small number of male staff”.
• Gardaí appealed for information over missing man Karen Joseph Holland.
• The Central Criminal Court heard that gardáí searching farmer Patrick Quirke’s home found a hand-written note relating to Mary Lowry and the disappearance of Bobby Ryan.
• Jenny Greene announced she is leaving RTÉ 2FM.
• A pedestrian died after being struck by a Luas in Tallaght.

WORLD

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#BREXIT: Theresa May’s ‘improved’ Brexit deal was defeated again in the House of Commons, with Prime Minister Theresa May suffering a thumping 149-vote loss.

#USA:  TV stars including Desperate Housewives’ Felicity Huffman charged over college bribery scheme.

#UK: Two people were killed in avalanche on the UK’s highest peak.

PARTING SHOT

Today was a Brexit day – all eyes were on the House of Commons to see Theresa May’s latest deal suffer another crushing defeat in a vote.  

For those who want to read our in-depth coverage, you can find it here. 

Or else, there’s Ireland Simpsons Fans who just summed it up in one picture. 

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