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IRELAND
There is widespread flooding and power outages across the country as Storm Frank continues to wreak havoc. The Atlantic coast has been among the worst affected - with 70 millimetres of rain and gusts of up to 120 kilometres per hour. Further stormy conditions are expected as Storm Gertrude approaches.
Thousands of fathers could be forced to forgo the new paid paternity leave entitlements being introduced next year after employers warned they will not pay them their wages while off work.
Broadcasting legend Gay Byrne has suffered a heart attack. He's now recovering in hospital and his family have asked for privacy.
The Government has formally abandoned its target to have full employment in Ireland by 2018.
Douglas Hurd had to be walked around a Dublin park to shift a hangover the morning after his first ministerial meeting with his Irish counterparts. State papers from 1985 revealed the newly appointed and self-conscious Secretary of State for Northern Ireland was left wondering what sort of impression he had left after the summit.
A 24-year-old man remains in a serious condition in Cork University Hospital following an assault in Cobh early yesterday morning.
WORLD
A suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a government office in a north-western Pakistani city, killing at least 26 people and wounding 45 in an attack claimed by a breakaway Taliban group.
Twitter has revised its rules of conduct to stress that it forbids violent threats and abusive behaviour by users, promising a tough stance as critics call for the online service to take a harder line against extremists
SPORT
It’s an oft-used phrase but it encapsulates succinctly the bind Munster find themselves in at present: “If things don’t change, they stay the same.”
Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany faces another month on the sidelines after Manuel Pellegrini confirmed the central defender has suffered a new calf injury setback.
BUSINESS
With growth slowing and the potential for a referendum on Britain’s future in the EU as soon as June, options traders are the most bearish on the UK currency in more than six months.
Farmers are to step up their demands in the New Year for a single authority to manage river flood levels countrywide.
ANALYSIS
Government investment where markets fear to tread is essential if the global economy is to reassert itself, says
LIFESTYLE
An exciting mix of new names and established figures made 2015 a great year for comic books and graphic novels, writes
VIDEO
Four weather alerts came into force yesterday as Storm Frank struck off the west coast — the sixth to hit Ireland since the start of the winter.
VIRAL
Tyler Beach’s son Easton received the greatest gift ever on Christmas morning - his first taste of bacon.
A pregnant CNN news anchor had a bit of a scary moment on air when she fainted mid-broadcast yesterday
TECHNOW
: A new batch of Rock Band 4 DLC is being released today with some notable names in the track listing.
Star Wars: The Force Awakensraised some eyebrows and resulted in some humourous jokes and memes when it was initially named. But it wasn't always known by that name.
Competitive skiers work and train incredibly hard knowing that just one mistake could spell the end of their race. Now they have to account for drones falling from the sky too!
SHOWBIZ
2015 has been a helluva year for Ms Taylor Swift. She’s racked up more than 50 million Instagram followers, raked in the awards, put on a spectacular world tour, and became one half of tinseltown’s biggest power couple. Here’s a reminder of the times Tay-Tay ruled the world in 2015.
MOST READ RIGHT NOW
Islamic State theologians have issued an extremely detailed ruling on when “owners” of women enslaved by the extremist group can have sex with them, in an apparent bid to curb what they called violations in the treatment of captured females.
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