BULLETIN: Emergency cabinet meetings to sign off on agreed Brexit deal; Illegal dumpers in Cork to avoid prosecution

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IRELAND: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and British prime minister Theresa May will today hold crucial emergency cabinet meetings to sign off on an agreed deal to avoid a hard Brexit — and protect Ireland from its fallout.

IRELAND: Two teenage boys have launched a High Court challenge against their expulsion from school after they posted videos on social media of another pupil snorting a white powder substance in class.

IRELAND: Prosecutions are unlikely against those responsible for a new wave of illegal dumping activity around a €5m purpose-built Traveller housing estate close to Apple’s European headquarters in Cork.

WORLD: Theresa May’s Brexit deal makes headlines on Wednesday’s papers after Downing Street announced it had agreed terms with the European Union.

BUSINESS: Eyecare manufacturer Bausch and Lomb is to create 100 jobs at its plant in Waterford City, bringing the number of people employed there to almost 1,500.

SPORT: The Cork County Board will put four motions relating to its own inter-club transfer by-laws before next month’s annual convention.

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VIRAL: Have a bird's-eye view of the West Cork village of Timoleague as seen from this drone video.