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

IRELAND

Pictured is farmer Gerry McEvoy with some of his 1,000 birds as he prepares them for Christmas. Gerry's company Bronze Turkeys started in 2000 with just 12 turkeys, since then it has grown to over 1,000. Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie Sasko Lazarov / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

• John Perry announced he was taking Fine Gael to court
• Two Irishmen were killed in an accident in Perth
• Two men were arrested in connection with suspected dissident republican activity
• The Central Bank defended its “retention payments” policy
• Train drivers poured scorn on plans to have a Dart every 10 minutes
• The Kilkenny-Waterford border caused a row
• A man was hit by a Luas
• The trial of a man accused of killing two Irish peacekeepers got underway
• The head of the IFA was confirmed to be walking away with around €2 million
• Two men were stabbed in Galway courthouse
• Peter Mathews was thrown out of the Dáil chamber

INTERNATIONAL

Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Queen Elizabeth II during a private audience at Buckingham Palace, London. Yui Mok Yui Mok

#FEELING HOT: The UN’s climate watchdog says 2015 is going to be the hottest year on record.

#AUSTRALIA: Australian and Dutch police cracked down on one of the world’s largest child abuse imagery rings.

#CHICAGO: Video of the police shooting of Laquan McDonald was released.

INNOVATION

• Keyboard shortcuts can make your life much easier.
• Google says a “bug” caused its search results to bury rivals’ websites.

PARTING SHOT

Barack Obama is pardoning a Thanksgiving turkey today. NPR has the story of why.