Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Aladdin lends a helping hand, Dumbo flies alongside X-Wing ships, and Olaf has his train of thought interrupted in this fantastic mash-up trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring Disney characters.

Your guide to tonight's TV.

After a 97-year hiatus, Elsa is again one of the 500 most popular baby names in the United States.

A copyright suit between Walt Disney and a California resident has been settled, according to a June 24 court filing.

Some photos of a dad and daughter dressed up as Frozen characters on the London Underground have been getting a lot of attention online since being posted to Reddit over the weekend.

Winter is coming, again, after Disney unveiled a sequel to the mega-hit animation Frozen.

Frozen 2 is coming. That's all the news you really wanted, go about your day.

Before they took to the red carpet for the Irish premiere of The Wedding Ringer, they did a little sight seeing.

The mini-movie will see the famous character reunite with the director and most importantly songwriters from the original smash hit Let It Go.

Let it glow: Frozen’s Snow Glow Elsa was the most in-demand toy at Christmas and the new Lego Disney Princess Elsa’s Sparkling Ice Castle has already picked up a Best New Toy Award at the London Toy Fair.

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Get a taste of some of the interesting and quirky happenings in Europe from our Europe correspondent, Ann Cahill.

A skeleton discovered on an archaeological dig in East Lothian in Scotland is believed to be that of a 10th century Irish Viking king.

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The Taoiseach has been accused of jeopardising new EU tobacco laws by holding secret talks with industry representatives.

Commissioner snussed out of job

Six million contraband cigarettes have been seized after an international surveillance operation.

CIGARETTE smuggling is becoming a very serious problem in Ireland because a combination of the highest price in the European Union and the economic downturn is making it very attractive to smugglers.

One in every four cigarettes smoked in the country is now believed to be either smuggled or counterfeit, the State’s chief prosecutor revealed today.

ANTI-FRAUD officers are investigating claims that millions of euro have beensiphoned off from contracts for cleaning EU offices.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Dick Roche recently launched a study of important battle sites and vowed to amend the National Monuments Act to protect them, saying: “Battlefields … can increase our knowledge and understanding of momentous events in Irish history.”

Palestinian officials said today they expected to have “good news” about the two Fox News journalists kidnapped in Gaza City within two days and believe they are unharmed.

MEMBERS of the European Parliament have been accused of burying a report highlighting the dangers of chocolate eggs containing toys, which have been blamed for choking children to death.

The European Commission survived its most serious test yesterday when its president Romano Prodi refused to sack any of his commissioners over allegations of fraud.