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1. #STABBING: A woman suffered injuries yesterday evening after she was stabbed in the neck in a suspected mugging in Drumcondra.

2. #GUANTANAMO: The White House has pledged to move ahead with the transfer of more prisoners out of Guantanamo Bay, rejecting President-elect Donald Trump’s demand for a freeze.

3. #BREXIT: Britain’s ambassador to the EU criticised ‘muddled thinking’ in Brexit negotiations following his unexpected resignation yesterday.

4. #CARE: An emergency care order was granted by the Family Court for a schoolgirl whose mother was found passed out on New Year’s Eve.

5. #OFFENCES: A member of An Garda Síochána was charged with a number of theft and fraud offences after being arrested in Cork yesterday.

6. #TROLLEY CRISIS: Health Minister Simon Harris has said the health service is going through a “very challenging period” as the number of people affected by flu continues to increase and the number of patients waiting on trolleys reached a record high.

7. #DRUGS: Ireland’s system of deciding which drugs get funding has been described as “not fit for purpose”.

8. #IDENTIFIED: Turkey has said that authorities have identified the gunman responsible for the attack on an elite nightclub which killed 39 people.

9. #CASH FOR ASH: Belfast City Council passed a motion last night calling for a full inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive, as First Minister Arlene Foster continues to resist calls to step down pending an investigation. (RTÉ)