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1. #BREXIT: We finally have deal that will guarantee no hard border between Northern Ireland and the Republic after the UK leaves the EU.
2. #TREVOR DEELY: Gardaí investigating the disappearance of 22-year-old Trevor Deely in December 2000 are following new lines of inquiry that are bringing them closer to finding out what happened.
3. #WEATHER: A status orange snow-ice warning is in place for Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Longford, Leitrim, Mayo and Sligo, while a status yellow warning is in place for the rest of the country.
4. #DRUGS: A suspected crack cocaine dealing ring was dealt a blow yesterday in a raid in Dublin which left a garda injured after being shot in the arm.
5. #CALIFORNIA: Some 200,000 people have been forced to leave their homes as wildfires rage in California.
6. #JERUSALEM: Senior Palestinian officials have said they will not meet US Vice President Mike Pence on an upcoming trip to the Middle East after President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
7. #DERRY: A man was shot in the ankle in Derry last night, in what the PSNI says was a paramilitary-style shooting.
8. #WATER: Group water schemes will have to pay for a licence under proposed new rules.
9. #TRANSPORT: From Sunday new rail services are being added or upgraded to the usual Irish Rail schedule to accommodate the increased number of people travelling at Christmas.
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