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

IRISH

Tom Summerville and Anna Rose (6) are pictured with the first Christmas poinsettias arriving in Tesco stores this week. RollingNews.ie RollingNews.ie

• Michael Noonan said he did know how long the IBRC inquiry will be delayed, after it emerged the judge chairing the investigation does not have the powers to proceed with his work.
• A man received a life sentence after confessing to a murder 21 years ago.
• Athletics Ireland admitted it will take a number of years for the sport to recover from the damage caused by today’s doping revelations.
• College grant figures showed that Donegal students are nearly twice as likely to receive state aid than their Dublin counterparts.
• The Abbey Theatre acknowledged that its 2016 programme does not represent gender equality.
• Two men were arrested in connection with a house fire and assault in Offaly in September.
• CSO data indicated that Irish consumer confidence in Volkswagen has not been significantly dented by the emissions scandal.
• Seven Irish novels were listed among the 160 titles nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award.
• Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin expressed support for a greater number of non-denominational schools in Ireland.

INTERNATIONAL

A killer whale watches as SeaWorld Orlando trainers take a break during a training session. Phelan M. Ebenhack Phelan M. Ebenhack

#MYANMAR: The party of Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi claimed a sweeping election victory in the country, signalling a change that could give it the presidency and further loosen the military’s stranglehold.

#PLANE CRASH: Moscow acknowledged for the first time that a terrorist attack could have caused the 31 October plane crash in Egypt, as thousands more tourists were evacuated from the country today.

#BLACKFISH: US theme park SeaWorld (above) confirmed it plans to phase out its signature killer whale show, which has come under intense criticism from animal rights groups.

INNOVATION

• Irish healthcare search engine WhatClinic bought the UK’s largest site for making dental appointments, continuing its move into real-time online bookings for users.
• Snapchat’s increasing focus on video appears to be paying off as the app’s daily views have tripled in the space of six months.
• A court in Belgium gave Facebook 48 hours to stop tracking people in the country who are not members of its social network. [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

Dublin actor and impressionist Al Foran was in hospital over the weekend with a severe dose of tonsillitis, but he didn’t let that get the best of him as he knocked out these pretty convincing impressions for his mam. (DailyEdge.ie)
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