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1. #RESCUE 116: Miscommunication over the nature of an injury sustained by a fisherman was responsible for the Irish Coast Guard helicopter R116 embarking on its ill-fated mission, it has emerged.

2. #ORLY AIRPORT: Alcohol, cannabis and cocaine were found in the blood of the man shot dead at Paris’s Orly Airport, according to a judicial source.

3. #WEATHER: We’re in for a miserable week weather wise, with severe frost, snow and lows -4 degrees forecast.

4. #GAMBLING: Addiction counsellors have warned that they expect to see a surge in the number of women presenting at their clinics with gambling problems.

5. #RIP: Derry City FC captain and defender Ryan McBride has died, aged 27.

6. #TESTIFY: FBI director James Comey is due to testify in front of Congress today in relation to Russia’s alleged interference in the US election and President Trump’s claims of former president Barack Obama wiretapping his phones.

7. #ARREST: a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after the death of a baby in a London flat (Guardian).

8. #POWER SHARING: Talks around trying to restore power sharing in Stormont between Sinn Féin and the DUP are set to resume today, RTÉ reports.

9. #KENNY: Fine Gael MEP Sean Kelly has told RTÉ’s Morning Ireland that Enda Kenny could stay on as Fine Gael leader until at least May.