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1.#GARDA STRIKES Unprecedented industrial action is looking likelier this morning. Members of the GRA are to be balloted over recommendations.

2.#LONGFORD: A man is due before Mullingar District Court charged in relation to the fatal stabbing of a man on Tuesday.

3.#DRINK DRIVING: A Waterford man had drink driving charges dismissed after a garda was found to have unlawfully handcuffed him.

4. #JOB FEARS: Fears are growing that up to 100 Yelp jobs are going to be lost in Dublin. The company said it is restructuring the business.

5.#OBAMA: The US president has warned the fate of the world is in the hands of American voters with the election just five days away.

6. #TEACHERS Teachers are going back to the negotiation table today in a bid to avert five more days of all-out strike action, according to RTÉ.

7.#LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX: A new report found one third of Irish 18-year-olds have had sexual intercourse.The study also found 89% of 17/18-year-olds had consumed alcohol.

8.#SANTA: Christmas might be over 50 days away but that’s not going to stop people getting in the spirit. Shannon airport will be running its designated Santa flights for the fourth consecutive year on Saturday and Sunday, 3 and 4 December, giving over 2,000 Irish children the chance to meet the man himself.

9.#THE OUTLOOK: Met Éireann said it is going to be a cloudy start to the day but we can expect highs of 12 degrees and scattered showers nationwide.

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