Here's What Happened Today: St. Stephen's Day

Tributes after Mayo 4X4 tragedy, winter sales begin and a woman’s body found in Dublin.

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of the news this Christmas Eve.

IRELAND

12 Brown Thomas Sales_90532973 Shoppers look at shoes as they hit the sales on Dublin's Grafton Street. Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie Leon Farrell / RollingNews.ie / RollingNews.ie

The two men who died when their SUV was swept away by floodwaters in Co Mayo on Christmas Day have been named.
Gardaí are investigating after a woman’s body was found in a flat in Rathmines.
There were manic scenes as post-Christmas sales kicked off around the country.
The sales come as retailers report big spending during the Christmas season.
A teenager is to appear in court over the serious assault of a woman in her 20s in Dún Laoghaire.
Irish cystic fibrosis campaigner Orla Tinsley has spoken about her ongoing recovery from a recent lung transplant.
The National Lottery is making a final appeal for a €500,000 Euromillions Plus ticket that has gone unclaimed since September.

WORLD

White House Magnolia Tree A large portion of a famed Magnolia tree on the White House lawn that has become weakened and will be cut down. Andrew Harnik / PA Images Andrew Harnik / PA Images / PA Images

#MOSCOW: The Kremlin has hinted at possible legal repercussions for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny over his calls for a boycott of the March presidential election.

#EGYPT: A British woman convicted of drug smuggling after being caught entering Egypt with 290 Tramadol tablets has been sentenced to three years in prison.

#BACKLASH: F1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton has apologised and blamed “a lack of judgement” after he shared a video in which he poked fun at his nephew for wearing a princess dress.

#GIFT: The app for Amazon’s Alexa device had more downloads than any other on Christmas day this year.

PARTING SHOT

'It’s something that I’m obviously pre-disposed to and something I’ll have to keep an eye on for the rest of my life but I certainly feel like I’m in a much better place than what I was.' https://t.co/sRlr8kCUiQ
— The42.ie (@The42_ie) December 26, 2017

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After an all-conquering year, All-Ireland winning Dublin footballer Nicole Owens talks to The42.ie about her experience with depression and her 2017 season with the Dublin Ladies.

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