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News Fix

Here's What Happened Today: Wednesday

A Brexit deal at last, thongs hung up at the Spire, and agreement with doctors on abortion – it’s the evening fix.

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

IRELAND

Sexual violence protest People gather for a protest in support of victims of sexual violence on O'Connell Street, Dublin. Niall Carson / PA Images Niall Carson / PA Images / PA Images

INTERNATIONAL

Brexit The long wait outside Downing Street earlier this evening. Victoria Jones / PA Images Victoria Jones / PA Images / PA Images

#DEAL IN SIGHT: UK Prime Minister Theresa May got the backing of her Cabinet to the Brexit deal agreed with the EU that will ensure no hard border in Northern Ireland

#BROTHERS IN ARMS: Fox News backed CNN’s legal action against the White House over the banning of journalist Jim Acosta. 

#AUSTRALIA: Three men were found guilty of plotting Christmas terror attacks in Melbourne

PARTING SHOT

The Maurice McCabe documentary was watched by a lot of people, with many expressing support for the whistleblower on social media.

Here was the cartoon  in the Times of Ireland this morning, along that vein.