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1. Taliban gunman stormed a school in the city of Peshawar this morning, killing at least 130 people.

2. The HSE has reportedly appointed a confidential informant following allegations of abuse at care homes. Leo Varadkar said the Áras Attracta abuse was the worst he has ever seen.

3. Six people were arrested in the South East in a crackdown on drug manufacturing, RTÉ News reports.

4. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin said the IRA “calls the shots” in Sinn Féin – in both the Republic and the North.

5. Musgraves announced 80 new jobs in Dublin.

Main pic: A diver in Santa costume feeds fish as part of upcoming Christmas celebrations at Aquaria KLCC underwater park in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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