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evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Sunday

Gay Byrne, tragedies in Tipperary and Galway and Donald Trump’s fight with Hamilton had us talking today.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

IRELAND

PastedImage-44029 The two-year-old boy who miraculously survived a sixth-storey balcony fall in Limerick in July was on hand for switching on the city’s festive lights tonight. Sean Curtin Sean Curtin

WORLD

Autumn weather Nov 20th 2016 Waves crash into the wall at Newhaven in East Sussex, as Storm Angus hit the UK with gusts anticipated to reach up to 80mph. PA Wire / PA Images PA Wire / PA Images / PA Images

#USA Mike Pence was not offended by the cast and crew of Hamilton’s speech to him after their show on Friday. However, his president-elect is still demanding an apology.

#GERMANY Angela Merkel knows the next election won’t be a cakewalk but she has decided to run for a fourth term as German Chancellor.

#INDIA A horror train crash in India has claimed at least 120 lives and injured another 200 people.

#UK The Sunday Times’ restaurant critic AA Gill wrote about his cancer diagnosis today, telling his readers he has “an embarrassment of cancer, the full English”.

INNOVATION

  • Daft.ie has contacted Whatsapp for help in shutting down foreign scammers who are targeting desperate renters in Ireland.
  • Accused of ‘blackmailing’ publishers, Adblock Plus insists its aim is to create better ads [Fora.ie]

PARTING SHOT

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As Donald Trump prepares to move into the White House, it looks like Alec Baldwin will be a regular on Saturday Night Live. Watch his first run out since the election here.

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The Donald isn’t happy about it though.