MORNING BULLETIN: Tracker mortgage scandal bill could hit €1bn; 15 injured after car collides with pedestrians in Melbourne

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MORNING BULLETIN: Tracker mortgage scandal bill could hit €1bn; 15 injured after car collides with pedestrians in Melbourne

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IRELAND: The final bill for the tracker mortgage scandal could top €1bn and affect up to 40,000 customers, according to an advocate who has fought the banks for the last eight years.

IRELAND: The Defence Forces have agreed to a new deal on pay and conditions aimed at returning their wages to pre-crash levels.

IRELAND: Legislation is being prepared to extend Cork's city boundary for the first time since 1965.

IRELAND: For the first time ever, people all over the world can watch Newgrange illuminate on the shortest day of the year.

BUSINESS: The new US corporate tax regime which is set to be implemented on January 1 will heighten the “tug of love” between Brussels and Washington over the €13bn in back taxes Apple owes Ireland, a leading tax expert has predicted.

WORLD: Police in Australia are investigating after a car collided with several pedestrians outside Melbourne's main railway station.

SPORT: The appetite exists on the part of expatriate benefactors to co-finance a standalone Cork GAA centre of excellence, fundraisers have been told in San Francisco.

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ARTS: From Birdman to her latest role in The Death Of Stalin, Andrea Riseborough is fast becoming one to watch.

FEATURE: Don’t rush into buying your child a smartphone at Christmas, says Richard Hogan.

SHOWBIZ: Sylvester Stallone is being investigated by police in Santa Monica who say they have received an allegation of sexual misconduct.

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