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1. #HOMELESSNESS: The latest homelessness figures show that over 8,500 people spent Christmas Day in emergency accommodation.
2. #ARRESTS: Three men have been arrested following a burglary at a building site in Wicklow.
3. #RIO: A baby has been killed and 17 injured after a car ploughed into crowds at Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach.
4. #EUROPE: Nine people have died as violent gales battered northern Europe, snapping air and train links.
5. #SORRY: DUP MP Sammy Wilson has said he regrets calling Taoiseach Leo Varadkar a nutcase.
6. #COLGAN: The former director of Dublin’s Gate Theatre Michael Colgan is taking legal action against Village Magazine.
7. #A&E: A total of 10,491 people aged 75 have been kept waiting over 24 hours for treatment in Emergency Departments.
8. #GRADUATES: Most Irish university graduates are employed in Dublin and Cork nine months after graduating, a report by the Higher Education Authority has revealed.
9. #REFUGEES: Seven asylum seekers and refugees will receive full scholarships enabling them to study at University College Cork.
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