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1. #MEXICO: 31 people have died after a huge explosion at a fireworks market outside Mexico City.
2. #KILDARE: Gardaí and Tusla, the child and family agency, are investigating an incident of alleged child sexual assault at a Co Kildare creche.
3. #BERLIN: German police remain on high alert with the Berlin Christmas market killer still believed to be armed and on the run.
4. #GRAPES: Doctors have warned that young children can choke to death on whole grapes.
5. #APOLLO HOUSE: Here is what the experience working the door at the Apollo House homeless building is like. Meanwhile, the activists in question are due before the High Court later this morning. 7,000 people are expected to spend Christmas Day in emergency accommodation.
6. #COURTS: A schoolboy, who was left “dangling over a car park” when a roof garden collapsed, has been awarded €10,000 in damages.
7. #MYLES: A seriously-ill boy from Co Meath is doing well after his uncle donated a kidney.
8. #COUNTERFEIT TOYS: Gardaí have warned that fake toys on sale at Christmas markets “can cost lives”.
9. #NEWGRANGE: These bird’s-eye views of the Newgrange, Co Meath, monument are jaw-dropping.
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