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IRELAND
Irish Farmers Association president Eddie Downey has been forced to resign after it emerged that the growing financial scandal engulfing the powerful lobby group is now set for a multi-million euro legal battle.
Alcohol Action Ireland has said the next government will have to prioritise tackling Ireland’s relationship with alcohol, after a new report revealed the extent of drinking among teenagers.
A study of about 600 elderly patients admitted to six Cork hospitals found 25% had dementia of whom almost two thirds had not been previously diagnosed, with obvious implications for care.
A plan by road safety chiefs plans to name and shame disqualified drivers is set to begin early next year.
An animal charity has been inundated with puppies and is looking for good homes for 60 of them.
WORLD
For a short time on Monday afternoon, the Christmas manger at a New York City church could have passed for the real thing: A newborn baby, with the umbilical cord still attached, was abandoned there. Now, New York City police are searching for the person who left the child.
In a move raising the potential threat of a Russia-NATO conflict, Russia says it will deploy long-range air defence missiles to its base in Syria and destroy any target that may threaten its warplanes after the downing of its military jet by Turkey.
SPORT
Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes does not believe his old club have the quality up front to be a force in Europe this season.
Mario Mandzukic scored the only goal as Juventus leapfrogged Manchester City in Champions League Group D with a 1-0 win in Turin.
BUSINESS
The Irish Fiscal Advisory Council watchdog, IFAC, has said that the Government was guilty last month of exploiting a loophole to deliver an unannounced splurge in spending in 2015.
Diversified telecommunications group Eir has said it is open to partaking in merger and acquisition activity, over a wide range of areas, but has declined to comment on reports linking it to a takeover of broadcaster Setanta Sports.
ANALYSIS
WE are the problem, says . Politicians have not reduced greenhouse gas emissions because the electorate is complacent.
LIFESTYLE
Twenty five years ago, Janet Catterall became the first woman ordained a priest in Ireland. caught up with Rev. Catterall and asked how she thought women priests had helped the Anglican ministry.
VIDEO
A grandmother who mounted a one-woman protest against Irish Water meter installers yesterday — and won — has dismissed suggestions that she’s a hero.
VIRAL
If this video is anything to go by, three-year-old Bodhi Yelverton clearly has great taste in music. His dad, Colin, posted the clip to Youtube and it shows little Bodhi rocking out to The Bucket from Kings of Leon.
With crucial United Nations climate change talks taking place in Paris, just how much do YOU know about the global phenomenon? Test yourself in our quiz.
TECHNOW
Star Wars Battlefront is now available, letting us live out our fantasies of being Rebel soldiers, Imperial stormtroopers, heroes, or villains.
Daddy’s Home is an hilarious-looking new comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell and the two superstars are bringing the film to Ireland.
It’s a busy time of the year for online shopping but Amazon has been forced to reset a number of passwords after a security concern was raised.
SHOWBIZ
Harrison Ford has said the relationship between Star Wars’ Han Solo and Chewbacca is like that of “an old married couple”. The 73-year-old, who will reprise his role as the hero in the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens film, said reuniting with Peter Mayhew, who plays the Wookiee, after 32 years, was “warm and fuzzy”.
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Irish Farmers Association president Eddie Downey has been forced to resign after it emerged that the growing financial scandal engulfing the powerful lobby group is now set for a multi-million euro legal battle.
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