BULLETIN: Drivers urged to take care amid snow and ice in parts; Patients face disruption as ambulance personnel strike

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IRELAND: The army is being drafted in to provide emergency ambulance cover today as the first of a series of industrial actions set to grip the country over the coming weeks takes place. 500 ambulance personnel are striking today, in a dispute with the HSE over union recognition.

IRELAND: Thieves are using drones to track trucks delivering home heating oil in north Kerry, it has been claimed.

IRELAND: Many parts of the country have been affected by snow and ice overnight. A status yellow warning from Met Eireann remains in place nationwide until 11am.

WORLD: Fresh Commons clashes over launching a second Brexit referendum and blocking a no-deal EU withdrawal loom as Theresa May faces new challenges to her authority.

WORLD: An air and sea search has been launched after a plane disappeared from radar in the English Channel.

BUSINESS: Northern Ireland’s economy could be almost £5 billion (€5.7 billion) less productive by 2034 following a no-deal Brexit, the CBI said.

SPORT: Emotions were mixed when Munster reconvened in Limerick yesterday after a weekend which saw them progress to a European quarter-final for the 18th time.

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SHOWBIZ: Azealia Banks has blasted Aer Lingus on her Instagram after she removed herself from a flight following an incident with a flight attendant.

VIRAL: A new meme has people sharing the things they constantly have to tell people due to their chosen profession.

FEATURE: As the Boyzone Farewell tour kicks off tomorrow, Aileen C O’Reilly, who literally wrote the book on the band (Oh Boyz), recalls life on the road with the group in the 1990s