Here's What Happened Today: Monday

22 Dec 2025, 20:50 by Eoghan Dalton, https://www.thejournal.ie/author/eoghan-dalton/ · TheJournal.ie

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

IRELAND

Gráinne Pollak, Pablo Schofield Legorburo and baby Iarla Pollak on South Anne Street Dublin city centre. Sasko Lazarov / RollingNewsSasko Lazarov / RollingNews / RollingNews

Gardaí investigating the death of Daniel Aruebose arrested a woman in her 20s on suspicion of murder.
Mary McDonald McDonald discussed her health, Gerry Hutch and tricolours during a sit-down interview with The Journal.
Gardaí released a CCTV image as part of a renewed appeal to trace two teenage girls missing from Co Tipperary since last Thursday.
Compared with last year, 17 more people have died on Irish roads so far this year.
Just 30% of the government’s new-build social homes target was met in the first nine months of the year.
State agency Údarás na Gaeltachta is facing a backlash from artists for running a competition encouraging film-making using artificial intelligence.
Hundreds of mourners gathered this morning in Irishtown for the funeral of Samuel Small, who died in a workplace accident 10 days ago.

INTERNATIONAL

The scene in Whitchurch in Shropshire where emergency services declared a major incident. Andy Kelvin / PAAndy Kelvin / PA / PA

#TRUMP AND GREENLAND: The row between the US and Denmark rose its head again, with Denmark saying it will summon the US ambassador after Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland, the Danish autonomous territory he has threatened to annex.

#RUSSIA: A senior Russian general was killed by a car bomb in southern Moscow.

#RIP: Singer Chris Rea, known for the hit song Driving Home for Christmas, died aged 74.

PARTING SHOT

That photo above is a sunset over Kenmare Bay in Co Kerry on the shortest day of the year – taken by an avid reader in the local area.

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