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Power cuts hit 100,000 homes as Storm Debi sweeps across Ireland

Some schools are closed and public transport services are disrupted amid several weather warnings.

The Independent UK

Ryan Tubridy's cousin, comedian David McSavage, calls for TV licence to be scrapped as scandal rumbles on

McSavage said he felt his cousin was thrown "under the bus" or "used as a scapegoat" but he admitted: "I don’t feel empathy"

Irish Mirror

RTE facing ‘serious hits’ to funding streams following payments scandal

Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan also suggested the national broadcaster may have to become smaller and do fewer things.

The Independent UK

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Eoin O Broin garda eviction tweet slammed as 'crass and ignorant'

Mr Ó Broin posted a picture of an image by artist Mála Spíosarí that is based on a famine-era eviction and includes photoshopped images of both masked and uniformed gardaí

Dublin Live

Fine Gael Minister brands Eoin Ó Broin garda eviction tweet 'crass and ignorant'

Fine Gael Minister of State Patrick O’Donovan said that the tweet from Sinn Féin's Eoin Ó Broin showing modern day gardaí at a famine-era eviction was an example of the "mask lifting"

Irish Mirror

Dublin Airport passengers report six-hour waits on planes as snow creates travel havoc

The daa confirmed that a number of flights have been cancelled on Friday due to snow and ice at Dublin Airport

Irish Mirror

Dublin's Christmas live crib opens at new location in city centre

In recent weeks there was major controversy over the use of live animals like goats and sheep for the crib, and the crib has now been moved to Stephen's Green

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Live crib opens in Dublin's St Stephen's Green following backlash over move

A live crib is usually held outside the Mansion House but Green Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy objected on animal welfare grounds

Irish Mirror

Ferghal Blaney column: We want politics to put money back in our pockets

Our politicians need to get back to brass tacks

Irish Mirror

Green Lord Mayor Caroline Conroy breaks silence on 'Cribgate'

Exclusive: OPW Minister Patrick O’Donovan announced on Tuesday that he has brought together the IFA and OPW to put on a rival live crib, which will have real farm animals, against that of the Mansion House's Nativity scene

Irish Mirror

How wild was the wild west in 1965?

In Dodge City, there hadn’t been a fatal shootout in 10 years. By Chris Hall

The Guardian - UK

Dublin's live animal crib cancelled this Christmas as 'grinch' Greens slammed for 'scrooge' tactics

The live crib is one of the most popular Christmas attractions in the Capital every year, with many city children enjoying seeing real farm animals for the first time in their lives.

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