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1. #ROAD DEATHS: Worrying trend as there have been 25 more deaths on Irish roads compared to this time last year.

2. #SICKENED: Angela Merkel told how she was sickened that asylum seekers had carried out terror attacks on Germany.

3. #NOT FARE: Driving behaviour and fare prices made up most of the 797 complaints received by the National Transport Authority over taxis.

4. #MOST READ: Murder and politics made up some of the most-read stories on TheJournal.ie this year.

5. #ALCOHOL: New study found that drinking caused more than 700,000 new cancer cases and around 366,000 cancer deaths in one year.

6. #ROARING SUCCESS Bric-a-brac store boss on the shop’s plans for national domination.

7. #HARD GRAFT: Irish pharma firm is being sued over a bone graft device.

8. #FACT AND FICTION: From abortion claims to political jousts, here’s a round-up of our 89 FactChecks.

9. #RIP We lost a lot of greats this year. Here we take a look at who passed away and their impact on culture, politics and sport.

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