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

Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland - Kildare farmer Gerry McEvoy with some of his 1,000 birds, as he prepares them for Christmas. Mark Stedman / Photocall Ireland - Kildare farmer Gerry McEvoy with some of his 1,000 birds, as he prepares them for Christmas. / Photocall Ireland - Kildare farmer Gerry McEvoy with some of his 1,000 birds, as he prepares them for Christmas.

IRELAND

• Ministers have been starting the ‘big sell‘ of Irish Water. 
• And Phil Hogan’s suffered a little collateral damage as a result. 
• Meanwhile, Joan Burton’s made a Garda statement about Jobstown. 
• And tonight, the Dáil voted to back the new charges scheme. 
• Elsewhere, Irish citizens could benefit from a law change in the US. 
• There was a warning over CCTV cameras.
• That 2016 video everyone hated has been obliterated from the internet.
• Newstalk’s Chris Donoghue blasted a “daft” a BAI ruling on marriage equality.
• RTÉ has revealed its new London correspondent. 
• The severe fog lingered, and has been causing travel problems. 

WORLD

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#USA: A deadly US snow burst killed eight people. And there’s more to come.

#HONDURAS: Police reports revealed Maria Jose Alvarado – the current Miss Honduras – was shot as she tried to escape her sister’s jealous boyfriend.

#ENGLAND: Sheffield United has reversed its decision to allow convicted rapist Ched Evans train with the team.

INNOVATION

• Aaron Sorkin’s Steve Jobs movie has been put into turnaround by Sony[Variety]
• Need an incredibly strong online password? Maybe Foo Fighters can help?[BBC Tech]

PARTING SHOT

A squirrel. A squirrel who shot his own movie. What more do you need to know?