Here’s What Happened Today: Tuesday

Everyone’s talking about the Áras Attracta home, confidence in Enda and details of CIA torture.

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

Ireland

Peata Dog Carol Service - 2014 Hannah, a Jack Russell, at a carol service organised by Peata Therapy Dogs in Dublin's Christchurch Cathedral. Brian Lawless Brian Lawless

The Dái l backed a confidence motion in the Taoiseach by 86 votes to 55 with Enda Kenny saying there’ll be no election in 2015.
An RTÉ Prime Time documentary reveals disturbing alleged abuse at a Mayo care home.
A report showed house prices in Ireland are rising faster than anywhere else in the world.
An Garda Síochana placed an ad on JobBridge for a human rights assistant.
Anti water charge campaigners from Detroit were meeting their comrades in Dublin.
A Kerry management company has threatened to cut off water until tenants register with Irish Water.
Playboy magazine sues entertainment.ie over an alleged copyright breach over photographs of Kate Moss.
The Department of Social Protection have brought in gardaí to help find dole cheats.

International

Royal visit to the US - Day Two Prince William speaks during an NBA game in Brooklyn, New York. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#WAR ON TERROR: A report into the CIA’s interrogation of terror suspects has found the agency lied about some of the brutal methods they employed.

#WORLD WAR II: A German court has thrown out a case against an 89-year-old former soldier over the Nazis’ worst atrocity on French soil.

Innovation

Want to buy someone a Playstation 4 game this Christmas but don’t know what? We’ve got you covered.
Here are the 10 most viral videos in Ireland in 2014 according to Youtube.

Parting Shot

Auto Show Car of the Year Performance AP / Press Association Images AP / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

Russians are having it tough, their currency is going to collapse. So what do they do? Buy Porsches, of course.

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