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

The aftermath of the fire in Ballymount. Pic: Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland

IRELAND

• Firefighters continue to fight the Ballymount Industrial Estate fire – and anticipate that their work will go into tomorrow. The EPA has rated it a ‘category 1 incident’.
• Houses were left without power as bad weather affected parts of the West.
• Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said the Education Minister Ruairí Quinn should “lay off” schools over the subject of religion.
• Margaretta D’Arcy, the Shannon Airport activist who was jailed 10 days ago, is in “good spirits”.
• Minister Joan Burton has defended welfare checks taking place on widows and widowers.
• A teenager fell and was trapped in railings in Kinsale, and is in a serious condition.
• Gardaí say that foul play was ruled out in the death of a man found in a car park in Co Clare.
• RTÉ apologised for any ‘upset or distress’ caused to columnists, including John Waters, by comments made by guest Rory O’Neill on the show two weeks ago.
• Fianna Fáil members chose Cllr Mary Fitzpatrick to be the party’s candidate in the European elections.
• Minister Pat Rabbitte has said that Irish Water is “not a quango”.
• Changes to Dublin’s bye-laws would enable gardaí to arrest buskers who break the law without a warrant.
• A solidarity protest took place at Ireland’s Ukrainian embassy against “repressive measures” during the current unrest in Kiev.
• Dublin City Council spent nearly €7 million on public liabilities last year.

WORLD

Egyptians carry the coffin of a man killed during Saturday’s clashes between protesters and security forces at the Zeinhom morgue in Cairo, Egypt. Pic: AP Photo/Ahmed Omar

#EGYPT Nearly 50 people were killed across Egypt as the country marked the anniversary of its uprising.

#UKRAINE Protestors in Kiev seized a police base after opposition leaders rejected an offer.

#SYRIA Women and children are to be allowed to leave besieged areas of Homs, UN negotiator Lakhmi Brahimi has said.

#PAKISTAN Six Pakistani children were killed while playing with a hand grenade.

#ITALY Pope Francis released peace doves that were attacked by a seagull and crow in St Peter’s Square.

INNOVATION

• Could you end up having a 3D printer in your own home? Apparently so. [TechRadar]
• Would you be able to hack 48 hours without technology or electricity? That’s what this brave group of students is going to try.
• Want to unearth your first ever tweet? It’s easy.

PARTING SHOT

Pic: Shutterstock

If you’re excited about the Oscars taking place in March, then this Oscars diet from Mark Kermode should get you in the mood. No, it’s not a large box of popcorn and a Coke every day – it’s an Oscar-winning movie for you to watch on each of the next 30 days. [The Guardian]

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