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IRELAND

3-year-old Senan O'Neill from Dublin playing in the snow on Dollymount Strand this morning as members of the public brave the icy conditions. Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie Leah Farrell / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• Public health officials have confirmed nine deaths and 4,824 new cases of Covid-19 in Ireland.
• Northern Ireland also recorded nine deaths alongside 1,442 new cases.
• A major fire at Cork Port was brought under control as locals were warned to stay away from the area.
• The EU has been notified of a pro-Brexit group registering in Co Waterford to keep its .eu website domain.
• ASTI is urging members to vote against a public pay deal over concerns that it does not address lower pay for teachers recruited since 2011.
• Conditions in Ireland created a “perfect storm” for the spread of the Covid-19 variant from the UK when it first arrived in the country.
• Sub-zero temperatures were recorded around Ireland this morning, particularly in the midlands and east of the country.
• Gardaí seized €105,000 worth of suspected cocaine from a vehicle in Co Donegal yesterday afternoon.
• A man was arrested after gardaí seized €65,750 in cash and an estimated €40,000 of suspected cannabis in Hollystown.

THE WORLD

Medical officials prepare at the SJ-182 flight crisis centre at Soekarno-Hatta international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia. Xinhua News Agency / PA Images Xinhua News Agency / PA Images / PA Images

#INDONESIA An Indonesian airline plane is suspected to have crashed into the sea just minutes after the Boeing 737 lost contact with air traffic control.

#UK Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip have both received the Covid-19 vaccine at Windsor Castle.

#SPAIN Three people have died after snowstorms caused chaos across Spain.

#USA Fifteen people involved in the assault on the US Capitol building have been charged, most of them with illegal entry and violent or disorderly conduct.

PARTING SHOT

A French MP has been suspended from Twitter for impersonating Donald Trump.

The name and photo of Joachim Son-Forget’s Twitter account where changed to match those on the US president’s, which led to Son-Forget’s removal.

Trump himself has also been banned from the platform due to a risk of violence.

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