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IRELAND

An organised snowball fight descended into mayhem on O'Connell Bridge this afternoon Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie Sam Boal / Rollingnews.ie / Rollingnews.ie

• People in Leinster and Munster have been urged to stay in their homes  from 4pm tomorrow.
• Up to 40cm of snow is predicted to fall by Friday lunchtime.
• The draft withdrawal agreement for the EU/UK Brexit divorce was published.
• A red weather warning was issued for Munster and Leinster.
• The government announced an extra week’s worth of fuel allowance to help people get through the current cold snap.
• From 2022, workers will be ‘auto-enrolled’ on pension savings schemes.
• All schools will close in Munster and Leinster tomorrow.
• Police are still trying to confirm the number of victims after a ‘ferocious’ house fire in Fermanagh.
• A jury in the Belfast ‘rugby rape’ trial has heard a series of text messages sent between some of the men accused.
• Five people were arrested in connection with a scam that cost Dublin Zoo €500,000.
• HSE staff will have to work back emergency leave taken during Storm Emma.

WORLD

Students return to Marjory Douglas High School for the first time since the mass shooting on 14 February Joe Raedle / Getty Joe Raedle / Getty / Getty

#BEASTLY: Over 40 people have died as a result of the severe icy weather gripping Europe.

#LEICESTER: Three men have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter connected with an explosion at a shop in the city that killed five people.

#FLORIDA: Students of Marjory Douglas Stoneman High School returned to class for the first time since a mass shooting killed 17 of their colleagues.

PARTING SHOT

Christmas FM is making a comeback. For one day only. Because of The Beast from the East. Well, alright then.
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Best. Snowstorm. Ever.

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