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IRELAND
Speculation is mounting that Toaiseach Enda Kenny will call an election tomorrow after a Ministers meeting was rescheduled. The Fine Gael Ministers meeting, which normally happens pre-Cabinet on Tuesday, has been moved to tonight at 7pm.
A man has been killed and two Gardaí have been injured in a two-car traffic accident in Co. Galway. Gardaí in Gort are investigating the collision that happened on the N18, around 2kms on the Galway side of Ardrahan shortly after 12.30am.
Twenty-two modular homes will be completed and ready to move into in Ballymun in north Dublin by the end of the month. That is a delay of around two months after protests at the site and weather disruption.
One hundred and thirty new jobs are being created in Cork in a customer service centre for Sky. The contract has been awarded to Abtran.
The Minister for Jobs Richard Bruton has signed new regulations into law for the grocery sector. The new rules cover areas in the interests of jobs, consumers and sustainable safe food.
Storm Henry has arrived. A Status Orange weather warning has come into effect from 10pm last night in counties Donegal, Galway, Leitrim, Mayo, Sligo, Clare, Cork, Kerry and Limerick. Strong winds of between 110km/h to 130km/h are expected.
WORLD
The UNHCR in Ireland says almost 12 times as many refugees crossed the Meditteranean last month, compared with the same time year.
The north of the UK is to get yet another hammering when Storm Henry sweeps in today, bringing treacherous conditions and high winds of up to 90mph.
SPORT
Pep Guardiola will succeed Manuel Pellegrini as manager next season, Manchester City have announced. The club’s surprise statement ends considerable speculation linking them with outgoing Bayern Munich boss Guardiola and over Pellegrini’s future.
The Mayo management team last night accepted they should have substituted Lee Keegan earlier in the defeat by Cork, after the player suffered concussion symptoms.
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BUSINESS
Centra has recorded sales of €1.54bn in 2015 and revealed expansion plans leading to 16 new stores this year. The convenience store retailer said the new shops will result in 480 jobs being added to the Centra network, as part of a €16m investment.
Barclays will pay $70m to settle a case brought by US authorities over allegations the bank “misled” users of its “dark pool” trading system.
ANALYSIS
The ‘non-consensual sexual experience’ phrase lumps together everything from a feel to rape, writes
LIFESTYLE
The frontiersman who inspired ’The Revenant’ is said to have been Irish — but points out how little we really know about Hugh Glass
VIDEO
skill set grew exponentially when he self-published his new novel to reach more readers.
VIRAL
When you’re small, everything is a learning experience. This dad used his toddler’s lack of understanding about how shadows works to film this cute video that will no doubt be shown to her therapist one day.
As drones become more widely available, owners are finding more elaborate ways to put them to use. One YouTuber in Russia has decided his quadcopter is absolutely ideal for winter sports, and so drone-boarding was born.
TECHNOW
Jonathan Blow's The Witness definitely isn't a game for everyone but that hasn't stopped it from hitting serious sales figures in its first week of release.
Deadpool isn't even in cinemas yet but people are already talking about the directors cut set for release later in 2016
The Curiosity Rover is still out there, wandering the surface of Mars, taking photos and being an intrepid explorer.
SHOWBIZ
Cillian Murphy has admitted he moved back to Ireland to bring his kids up after 14 years in London.
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Former garda John Wilson, who came to prominence as a whistleblower on the penalty points system, is to be prosecuted for his role in a water-charge protest.
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