BULLETIN: May to take Brexit talks to the wire; Payoff for O’Neill and Keane may cost €3m

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IRELAND: The legal system in Ireland, north and south, is operating a “permanent emergency” and people don’t even notice anymore that exceptional powers have become the norm, according to the UN’s counter-terrorism expert.

IRELAND: Tracking devices have been placed on prison officers’ cars and conversations between solicitors and prisoners have been monitored during covert surveillance on the country’s prisons.

IRELAND: Having scaled the highs of Lille, and Long versus the Germans, and having sunk to the lows of Denmark and a tepid Nations League campaign the O’Neill-Keane era has come to an end “by mutual agreement”.

IRELAND: The number of “deeply distressing” cases of sexual abuse uncovered in Scouting Ireland will increase, warns an independent expert.

WORLD: British Prime Minister Theresa May is battling to keep her Brexit deal alive as she readies to return to Brussels for last minute negotiations.

BUSINESS: Black Friday and Cyber Monday will be a “double-edged sword” for Irish retailers with margin pressures incurred from major discounting offsetting the spike in business, a retail expert has said.

SPORT: Johnny Sexton reflected on a landmark year for Ireland as he accepted the Guinness Rugby Writers Ireland Player of the Year award and did not waste too long stressing the importance of staying at the peak of the world game.

SPORT: The Galway County Board has paid €390,000 to Croke Park for debt outstanding on All-Ireland final tickets, club delegates were told at Tuesday’s monthly board meeting.

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SHOWBIZ: A group of Satanists who sued Netflix and Warner Bros for $50m in a copyright row over the Sabrina television show have “amicably” settled the lawsuit.

PROPERTY: MULTI-million euro garage deals, one in overdrive, the other seen almost in the rear-view mirror, feature in Cork city and surrounds this week, coincidentally via the same estate agents, Casey & Kingston.

FEATURE: Ahead of the Dream Ball this weekend, Muireann O’Connell chats to Ciara McDonnell about the inspiring families she has met at Share A Dream.