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1. #ROADS: A 15-year-old boy has died in a road traffic accident in Dublin overnight. Four other teenagers were also injured.

2. #NEW YORK: Two policemen have been shot dead while in their patrol car. The gunmen then turned the gun on himself. It is believed the shooter said he planned to kill two officers in retaliation for the death of Eric Garner.

3. #NO BONUSES: Tánaiste Joan Burton said it is “totally inappropriate” for NAMA to pay bonuses to developers.

4.#GOING DOWN: The latest Red C poll sees a fall in popularity for both Labour and Fine Gael.

5. #CHRISTMAS: President Michael D Higgins has a Christmas message for the Irish people.

6. #FAMILY COURT: Dublin District Family Court has heard that parents who are seeking a judicial review in the High Court are “at a loss to understand” why their children were taken into care.

7. #WEATHERMAN: Met Éireann have said they are going to start naming storms from next year.

8. #CHILD ABUSE: There have been calls for new laws to be introduced to make it an offence to travel to a place with the intention of meeting a child and sexually abusing them, after contacting them online or by phone.

9. #WINTER: Hundreds of people have gathered at Newgrange passage tomb for the winter solstice. [RTÉ]