The great day has dawned but the panel are worried. They’re worried for any number of reasons. Let us count the ways.

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The woman who tipped police to the Islamic State commander of the November 13 Paris attacks says he told her he entered the Paris region among a multinational group of 90 extremists still scattered in the area.

Munich train stations reopened and trains were running again yesterday as Bavaria’s top security official said that the warning about Islamic State (IS) extremists intending to blow themselves up in the German city was no longer acute.

How quickly priorities change.

Chelsea have reportedly reached an agreement with Monaco to sign striker Radamel Falcao on a season-long loan.

A German police officer has been found guilty of murder for killing a man he met in an internet chat forum devoted to cannibalism.

Police have closed entrances to the airport in the German city of Hamburg amid chaos caused by a security strike.

Per Mertesacker has become a cult hero at Arsenal and is determined to give the fans he has such an affinity with a trophy to celebrate this weekend.

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled after public sector workers walked out at airports in Frankfurt, Munich, Dusseldorf and several other German cities in a strike for higher wages.

More than 20m visitors have passed through Ireland’s busiest airport this year — the first time the landmark level has been reached since 2009.

Keiren Westwood may have jeopardised his international prospects by withdrawing from the Ireland squad for the concluding World Cup qualifiers against Germany and Kazakhstan.

Real Madrid took centre stage on the final day of the summer transfer window as two Galacticos departed to make way for the most expensive player in the history of football.

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes has not sought any advice from former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola ahead of his side’s Champions League semi-final tie against the Catalans tonight.

Reigning European champions Chelsea will face Sparta Prague in the last 32 of the Europa League.

Twitter says it has for the first time blocked an account with its “country withheld content” function, shutting out a banned German neo-Nazi group.

Germany captain Philipp Lahm is confident the team will put on a good show in Hannover tonight when they begin their World Cup qualifying campaign against Group C minnows the Faroe Islands.

In spite of a generally improved performance from the first leg last week, it mattered little in the final analysis as St. Patrick’s duly bowed out of the Europa League at the AWD-Arena in Hannover last night.

Hannover 96 2 St. Patrick’s Athletic 0

Christy Fagan scored an extra-time winner to delight Richmond Park last night as St Patrick’s advanced to a lucrative Europa League third round meeting with Bundesliga giants Hannover 96.

German President Christian Wulff has announced his resignation in a scandal over favours he allegedly received before becoming head of state.

Hannover again hope to force the fans who caused disturbances at Europa League matches last season pay for the damages they caused.

The owner of value clothes retailer Primark, which trades as Penny's in Ireland, today said it would continue to open new stores despite reporting a slide in full-year profits.

A DEADLY E coli outbreak that has so far claimed about 40 lives bucked previous trends by affecting mainly women instead of pre-school children, new research has found.

GERMAN agricultural authorities yesterday identified locally-grown beansprouts as the likely cause of an E coli outbreak that has killed 22 people and sickened over 2,200 others in Europe.

Irish airspace should remain open until at least 7.30pm this evening.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has had surgery on her knee and is recovering well, her spokesman says.

Louis van Gaal insisted he would not resign following Bayern Munich’s 3-1 defeat at Hannover this afternoon.

Paris’s main airport got an early Christmas gift flown in from the United States today – a supply of de-icing fluid to get planes airborne.

TWO Italian football fans have been shot dead during an argument at a German bar over the World Cup records of Italy and Germany.

Two Italian football fans have been shot dead during an argument at a German bar over the World Cup records of Italy and Germany.

A group of children and teenagers attacked a Jewish dance group with stones during a performance at a street festival in Hannover, injuring one dancer, police said today.

A TRAIN crashed in northern Germany, injuring 16 people and causing several million euro in damage.

A train has crashed in northern Germany, injuring 16 people and causing several million euros in damage, police said today.

The leader of Germany’s Lutheran Church was caught driving drunk in a company car.

Thousands of neo-Nazis and their opponents massed today in the eastern German city of Dresden on the 65th anniversary of the deadly Allied bombing at the end of the Second World War

Princess Caroline of Monaco took to the witness box today to defend her husband against claims he beat up a hotel manager in a row over a loud disco.

Evolution enabled humans to use laughter to mock others while apes simply laugh to enjoy themselves and influence others, a scientist revealed today.

The memorial service for Robert Enke took place today in Hannover’s Niersachsen Stadion, where 45,000 people gathered to pay their respects to the former Hannover and Germany goalkeeper, who took his life last week.

THE widow of Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke revealed the depths of the depression which drove the 32-year-old to suicide.

Germany goalkeeper Robert Enke left behind a note before he was hit by a train and killed yesterday evening, police reportedly confirmed today.