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

IRISH

Journalist Miriam Lord picks up something from the ground at John Perry's press conference earlier today Daragh Brophy / TheJournal.ie Daragh Brophy / TheJournal.ie / TheJournal.ie

• Gardaí are tracing this 46-year-old man who has been missing since last week. 
• More than 1,000 children under the age of 8 will be homeless this Christmas. 
• A Dublin hospital is offering nurses up to €6,000 a year to come home. 
• A mother and daughter were killed this morning in a road traffic collision in north Cork. 
• A voucher circulating on Facebook for 40% off at Lidl is a scam. 
• Finance Minister Michael Noonan has spoken out about his dislike for TV3 journalist and broadcaster Vincent Browne. 
• Wondering what is going on with the Sinn Féin/ Thomas ‘Slab’ Murphy case? Here is what you need to know. 
• Another storm, this time called ‘Eva’, is on its way. 
• TD John Perry has won a battle to able to defend his seat in Sligo-North Leitrim. 

INTERNATIONAL

Crowds gathering this morning at Stonehenge for the shortest day of the year Ben Birchall Ben Birchall

#UNITED KINGDOM: A ‘ginger extremist’ who was plotting to kill Britain’s Prince Charles to allow Harry to be king has been sentenced to indefinite detention. 

#UNITED STATES: Donald Trump has caused more controversy by saying Hillary Clinton was “schlonged” by Barack Obama in 2008.

INNOVATION

• Apple has called on the UK government to scale the the controversial snooper’s charter. [The Guardian] 
• Bus stops in London are trialing e-paper that display real-time travel information using solar-powered panels. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

Could you draw your home county from memory? Here is how a few people fared when asked by DailyEdge.ie. [DailyEdge.ie]