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IRELAND
Around 1,000 homes are still without power around the country this morning as emergency services continue to deal with the aftermath of Storm Frank. Many parts of the west, south and north west are still heavily flooded.
Flood-hit areas are facing more misery with further heavy rain due at least into the middle of next week, followed by another round of rising river levels and many more weeks of cleaning up ahead.
Joan Burton has said that she is prepared to support Michael D Higgins if he seeks a second term as President.
The Tánaiste has also claimed there is nothing wrong with two of her senior advisers being paid up to €52,000 more than strict pay caps allow because the salaries are still lower than under previous governments.
WORLD
An Air Canada flight from Shanghai to Toronto has been diverted to Calgary after heavy turbulence injured 21 passengers, including three children.
A worker on a Norwegian drilling rig in the North Sea has died after the platform was hit by a huge wave. The injured were airlifted to land by Norwegian rescuers, but one of them died later.
SPORT
Gary Neville has dismissed the notion he has taken on the role of Valencia head coach in order to fast-track a move into the top job with either Manchester United or England.
Jurgen Klopp is convinced there is much more to come from striker Christian Benteke after seeing him fire Liverpool to victory twice inside five days.
BUSINESS
Entrepreneur Danielle Ryan and her husband, Richard Bourke, ploughed €1.3m in loans into their Roads Luxury lifestyle brand group last year.
Global economic growth will be disappointing next year and outlook for the medium-term has also deteriorated, the head of the International Monetary Fund has said.
ANALYSIS
We should be managing our resources while being aware that we share a small planet. This year is an opportunity to change our concept of progress, writes
LIFESTYLE
2015 is almost out, so it’s time to look to what the new year will bring in terms of pop culture. is the woman in the know.
VIDEO
President Michael D Higgins has called for the 1916 centenary celebrations to be used to remember the “diversity of our people and events” that have made the nation what it is today.
VIRAL
Although Storm Frank has abated, the after effects are still being felt around the country. Hopefully, most of you were tucked up in bed for the worst of the storm but some went outside late last night and early this morning to capture some dramatic footage from the coast as Frank battered on our door.
The 1980s was a different time. And if you need any proof of that, check out this sex education video aimed at girls from a kindly lady called Angela.
TECHNOW
: Star Wars Battlefront's free Battle of Jakku DLC is the closest that Star Wars fans will get to content related to Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
The Revenant is out in cinemas in the US now and getting a huge number of amazing reviews - here's what it took to make the film
The rumour mill is already churning for the next generation of iPhones, and it could be quite a departure.
SHOWBIZ
EastEnders fans are promised a dramatic episode on New Year’s Day as members of the Carter family end up in a freezing lake.
MOST READ RIGHT NOW
Revised standards for the use of agricultural vehicles on public roads take effect from New Year’s Day. It follows a review by the Road Safety Authority and the introduction of legislation by Transport Minister Paschal Donohue.
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