LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Man charged after Cork father-of-two dies in Australia; Hiker lost in Macgillycuddy Reeks taken to hospital

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LUNCHTIME BULLETIN: Man charged after Cork father-of-two dies in Australia; Hiker lost in Macgillycuddy Reeks taken to hospital

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IRELAND: An Irish man has died after an alleged fight with a fisherman in Australia.

IRELAND: Gardai are investigating after a man’s body was discovered in a derelict premises in Nenagh this morning after a fire broke out in disused pub.

IRELAND: Kerry Mountain Rescue and the Valentia Coastguard have stood down their search for a missing hillwalker. He spent the night on the eastern McGillyCuddy Reeks after getting into difficulty at around 8pm yesterday..

IRELAND:  The owner of Patrick Pearse's handwritten surrender letter has accused the Government of apathy over the unique 1916 artefact after it was taken out of the country.

WORLD: A tourist ship has struck a road bridge on the Rhine river in western Germany. Police say 27 people are injured.

WORLD: Israel's transport minister is pushing ahead with a plan to extend Jerusalem's soon-to-open high-speed rail line to the Western Wall, where he wants to name a future station after President Donald Trump.

BUSINESS: Tesco has apologised after customers complained the turkey they bought for their Christmas dinner was "rotten" or "gone off".

SPORT: Guy Noves has been sacked as France coach and replaced by Jacques Brunel, the French Rugby Federation has announced.

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SHOWBIZ: Actress Lisa Riley has said that losing weight has changed her mind about having children, after previously not wanting to be a mother.

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