IRELAND

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• Brian O’Donnell has denied that he barricaded himself inside the disputed Gorse Hill mansion.
• Those reduced water charges the government promised have been approved.
• The Judge in the Graham Dwyer murder trial has warned the public about tweeting.
• A man has been arrested after a 10-year-old boy saved his sister from abduction in Laois.
• Patrick Lyttle who was hospitalised by his brother in Sydney calls for prosecution to be dropped.
• A printing company in Drogheda has refused to design invitations for a same-sex marriage because of the owner’s religious beliefs.
• The government departments with the highest rates of absenteeism have been revealed. 
• Microsoft are set to build a spanking new €134 million campus in Dublin.
• Has someone called you claiming to be from ESB? It could be a scam

INTERNATIONAL

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#BRISTOL: The stepbrother of Becky Watts and his girlfriend appeared in court today charged in connection with her murder.

#NEW YORK: 24 people were injured when a Delta plane skid off the runway in a snow storm.

#KABUL: Dozens of men took to the streets today wearing burqas to campaign for women’s rights.

INNOVATION

• Refugee camps could soon be powered by pee according to new research. [TheJournal.ie]
• Some great smartphones were announced this week, but what are they like? [TheJournal.ie]

PARTING SHOT

In 2002 a Polish games company set up a SimCity version of Warsaw and hosted a competition between the six mayoral candidates. The winner was Lech Kaczynski, who also became mayor, and then president of Poland. [CityMetric]