BULLETIN: Barnier rules out bilateral agreement between Ireland and UK; Met Éireann issues nationwide snow and ice warning

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IRELAND: The European Union's chief negotiator on Brexit has ruled out that there will be a bilateral agreement between the United Kingdom and Ireland to remove the backstop from the withdrawal agreement.

IRELAND: Met Éireann has issued a status yellow warning for the country, saying icy and slippery conditions are expected due to an accumulation of ice and snow on untreated surfaces.

IRELAND: The Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald says Saturday night's car bomb explosion in Derry is "an act of absolute aggression on the people" of the city.

IRELAND: Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern thinks that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit Plan B which is expected to be announced today, has “probably been cooking up for months” not just since last week following the failed vote in the House of Commons.

WORLD: Theresa May is due to lay out her fresh plans to get a Brexit deal through parliament on Monday. Here is everything you need to know about where the Brexit process is at.

BUSINESS: Facebook is to hire an additional 1,000 people in Ireland over the course of 2019.

SPORT: Munster second row Tadhg Beirne is set to miss the opening two games of Ireland's Six Nations campaign with a knee injury.

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SHOWBIZ: Saoirse Ronan and fellow co-star, Jack Lowden, of the hit Hollywood film Mary Queen of Scots have been spotted enjoying a drink in a Glasgow pub.

VIRAL: Sunday, January 21st marked a special lunar eclipse that saw the moon appear to glow bright red and seem closer to the earth than normal. Here's a look at some of the best pictures that were captured from around Ireland and the world.

FEATURE: A new book celebrates the pioneering educators who founded Cork’s Scoil Mhuire, writes Ellie O’Byrne, where past pupils include actress Fiona Shaw, knitwear designer Bébhinn Marten and TV presenter Clodagh McKenna.