LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Committee recommends allowing terminations up to 12 weeks; Kieran Creaven dismissed from RTÉ

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IRELAND: Committee recommends allowing terminations without restriction up to 12 weeks into pregnancy.

IRELAND: Kieran Creaven dismissed from RTÉ after pleading guilty to attempted grooming.

IRELAND:  Ryanair boss Michael O’Leary says the decision to recognise unions was his idea.

IRELAND: The Housing Minister has admitted he is "disappointed" by today's figures showing a record 8,800 people are registered as homeless.

WORLD: Acid attack victim hopes Arthur Collins’s 20-year sentence will act as warning.

VIEWS: GERARD HOWLIN: The Dáil we have isn’t perfect — but it’s better than what we had before.

SPORT: Irish rugby legend Paul O’Connell will today take on a new role as an assistant coach with the Ireland U20 team.

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SHOWBIZ: The entertainment stars we have said goodbye to in 2017.

VIRAL: The World Chess Championship logo is hilariously NSFW and it’s proving controversial.

ARTS: Live Music Review: Happy Mondays, Vicar Street, Dublin.