EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.iebrings you the stories you need to know as you wake up.
1. #STORM EVA: Almost two thousand homes are without power today after Storm Eva battered the country last night.
2. #IT’S NOT OVER: Health Minister Leo Varadkar has said he’s pressing ahead with minimum alcohol pricing, despite a European ruling.
3. #THAILAND: Two men have been sentenced to death for the murder of British backpackers David Miller and Hannah Witheridge.
4. #TRAGEDY: A 67-year-old woman has died in a house fire in Tipperary. The incident is not believed to be suspicious.
5. #STOP THE PRESSES: Everyone’s still talking about those 73,000 calendars Averil Power had printed.
6. #INTERNAL AFFAIRS: A Fianna Fáil councillor in Longford has resigned following controversy over the selection of another candidate.
7. #CLOSURE: The family of a 15-year-old boy who was murdered in Crumlin more than three decades ago are still holding out hope someone will come forward with information.
8. #BIT OF A DIP: People planning to go for a swim on Christmas Day have been warned Irish waters may be more hazardous than usual.
9. #ONE MORE SLEEP: Santa Claus is making the last preparations for his big night and Irish authorities have assured us the stormy weather will not get in his way.
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