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1. #TAX RETURNS: Ireland has taken in €41 billion in tax so far this year, reporting a €343 million surplus.

2. #JAILED: Garda killer Pearse McAuley has been given a 12-year prison sentence for an assault that caused serious harm to his ex-wife Pauline Tully last Christmas Eve.

3. #NOT HAPPENING: In the latest round of pre-election speculation, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin have insisted they’re not going to form a coalition.

4. #BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD: With just nine days until it was due to take place, the Dublin Christmas Flea Market has had its permission withdrawn.

5. #HOMELESS CRISIS: Tommy KD, a rapper who has battled homelessness and drug addiction, is releasing a single about life on the street to raise money for Merchants Quay Ireland and the Simon Community.

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