Your Friday lunchtime catch-up
IRELAND
The High Court has awarded costs, minus a 40%, in favour of UCC following a legal action against the ESB that lasted more than 100 days.
A medical evacuation team has been scrambled to remove a crew member from a ship 100 miles west of Fastnet Rock off the south west Cork coast.
A Derry man believes a faulty oxygen tank is to blame for igniting his grandfather's car in a "terrifying" blaze.
It is understood the latest draft of the Banking Inquiry report does not contain any recommendations at all.
Met Éireann has upgraded its weather warning for parts of the country today to the highest level - red - as Storm Desmond prepares to hit.
Cork City was last night plunged into some of the worst traffic gridlock it has experienced in years after flooding forced the closure of one lane of the South Ring Rd.
WORLD
EU Justice Ministers will today discuss suspending the Schengen system for two years, reintroducing passport controls at all European borders.
A cafe where five people were killed by a squad of Islamic extremist gunmen in the Paris terror attacks has reopened.
SPORT
TJ Ryan has expressed contempt for the handful of individuals who he reckons are experts in throwing “cheap shots” at Limerick hurling.
Richard Keys’ ludicrous tweet to Gary Neville has been getting a deserved response.
BUSINESS
Dublin Airport has broken its previous passenger numbers in a single year, even with December traffic still to come.
LinkedIn has said it has 100 vacancies at its European headquarters in Dublin.
ANALYSIS
The Government says an audit of adoption records held by the State is of very limited benefit, but recent revelations prove otherwise, writes Conall Ó Fátharta
LIFESTYLE
Do you already know that you will come away from meeting your family this Christmas feeling upset and that it will take you weeks to get over it? If so, could your family dynamic be toxic? Ailin Quinlan goes in search of answers
VIDEO
Balltalk's Robert McNamara, Peter McNamara and Neville O'Donoghue discuss the top Irish performers across the water.
VIRAL
In what was called the worst traffic gridlock in years, Cork City was brought to a standstill last night following the closure of one lane of traffic on the South Link Road. Naturally, the people of Cork were enraged, annoyed and down right emotional!
Sandra Bell took some snaps with a difference when she spotted two crocodiles sunning themselves at the edge of an Australian watering hole.
TECHNOW
Did you play Psychonauts? It's coming back. Psychonauts 2 is happening!
The Night Before review: A trio of friends have one last big Christmas together.
It's a Christmas miracle! Phone manufacturers OnePlus have opened up their system to allow anyone to buy their latest handsets
SHOWBIZ
After this morning’s three-minute sell out for Adele’s 2016 tour, a string of extra dates have been added. But unfortunately Dublin or Belfast didn’t make the cut - just yet.
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In what was called the worst traffic gridlock in years, Cork City was brought to a standstill last night following the closure of one lane of traffic on the South Link Road. Naturally, the people of Cork were enraged, annoyed and down right emotional!
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