Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

A murder in Lucan, a death in Cork and Brexit had people talking today.

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

IRELAND

murder 183_90500230 Garda teams at the scene of a murder in Lucan, County Dublin today. Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie Sam Boal / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

A man was murdered in Lucan, County Dublin
A woman was killed in Cork as a car went into a ditch
A court case against a homeless shelter in a Dublin community centre began
The Department of Foreign Affairs began contacting Irish people in Gambia
Two men were arrested after robberies in Dublin city
A man died in a shooting on the grounds of a Limerick hospital
A man was charged with the murder of Gareth Hutch
The killer of Shane Geoghegan lost his Supreme Court appeal

INTERNATIONAL

Winter weather Jan 18th 2017 Deer lock antlers in London's Richmond Park after overnight temperatures in the south-east of England dropped below freezing. Dominic Lipinski / AP Dominic Lipinski / AP / AP

#HOSPITALISED: Former US President George HW Bush was admitted to an intensive care unit today.

#BREXIT: German and British media reacted very differently to Theresa May’s speech yesterday.

#CLIMATE CHANGE: 2016 was confirmed as the hottest on record ever by the UN.

PARTING SHOT

Think you can drive drunk? Pat Kenny tested some people in the 70s who thought just that. Here, from the RTÉ Archives, is that glorious piece of television.