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

Members of the public sign a book of condolences for Olympic gold medallist Ronnie Delany at the Mansion House in Dublin today, after the Lord Mayor opened the book to allow people pay their respects. Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leah Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

IRELAND

• A doctor who raped a nurse, as she was sleeping on a couch at a friend’s apartment, was jailed for eight years Friday.
• Today FM listeners have chosen Zombie by The Cranberries as the greatest Irish song.
• Gardaí are investigating after a woman in her thirties was found dead in a house in Ballincollig, Co Cork.
• Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter has filed legal proceedings against Paul Murphy over a social media post the People Before Profit-Solidarity TD shared online that linked him to the paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein. 
• Up to 20 families are facing eviction from the same apartment block in Limerick city.
• Doctors at an Irish hospital accidentally operated on the wrong testicle during surgery on a patient who had gone under the knife for a procedure on his genitalia, it has emerged.
• Radio presenter Rick O’Shea is the new presenter of Arena – RTÉ Radio 1′s weeknight arts and culture programme, following the death of Seán Rocks last July
• Government is continuing to examine its highly anticipated savings scheme, with Finance Minister Simon Harris saying he finds the Swedish model of a low tax — and up to a certain threshold, tax-free — savings account “very interesting”.
• This week saw one of Ireland’s main carrot producers go into administration, blaming a combination of rising costs and worsening growing conditions thanks to “relentless rain” for its demise.

INTERNATIONAL

A woman hangs laundry on her balcony adjacent to the Qard al-Hassan buildingh that was targeted by an Israeli air raid in central Beirut. Alamy Stock Photo Alamy Stock Photo

#STRAIT OF HORMUZ: The move by the US to ease sanctions on Russian oil has been criticised by EU states, with Germany saying that it’s “filling Putin’s war chest” for his full-scale offensive on Ukraine.

#BANKNOTES: Several top British politicians are upset that historical figures will be replaced by images of the UK’s wildlife on the next series of Bank of England banknotes.

#MIDDLE EAST: All six crew members died when an American refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq yesterday, the US military has confirmed. 

#IRAN: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said Friday that he believes Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded.

#PHILOMENA’S LAW: Survivors of mother and baby homes living in the UK will not have social welfare influenced by payments under the Irish redress scheme.

PARTING SHOT

The Late Late Show will face some competition tonight as the new talk show from The Traitor’s host Claudia Winkleman airs on BBC.

Patrick Kielty is kicking off his St Patrick’s Day edition of The Late Late Show on RTÉ One at its usual 9:35pm time-slot, but some viewers might migrate over to BBC One for The Claudia Winkleman Show at 10.40pm.

Take our poll and let us know: Which chat show will you tune into tonight?