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1. #BERLIN: German police investigating an incident which saw a truck drive into a crowded Christmas market in Berlin, killing at least 12, say it is being treated as a “probable terrorist attack”.
2. #ANKARA: Vladimir Putin has described the assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey yesterday as “a provocation”.
3. #ESB OVERCHARGING: The ESB is to replace 27,000 electricity meters that may have been overcharging customers.
4. #CLARE: A Traveller family has launched a legal action against Clare County Council to give them accommodation.
5. #BREAST CANCER: Up to 50 patients in Cork, Waterford and Dublin are being sought to take part in a clinical trial to test a drug designed to treat a certain form of breast cancer.
6. #LONGBOAT QUAY: Residents who faced eviction from fire-risk apartments have agreed a repairs deal.
7. #COURTS: A man who hijacked a nurse’s car while under the influence of drugs has been jailed for six years.
8. #VACANCIES: The Green Party thinks that taxing vacant sites could help tackle the housing shortage.
9. #TONY EGAN: The mother of a man missing from Portarlington, Co Laois, since September has appealed for information as to his whereabouts, describing herself as “brokenhearted”.
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