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Martin O’Neill gives the thumbs up on his first day as Ireland boss. (Brian Lawless/PA Wire)

IRISH

• A man was arrested after assaulting the former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern with a crutch.
• The Revenue Commissioners will have to repay thousands of homeowners after a mistake in the wording of the property tax legislation.
• Naas Credit Union pulled out of a proposed merger with Newbridge Credit Union, throwing the future of the latter into doubt.
• A woman was killed after she was hit by a train in Wicklow.
• Prisoners at Mountjoy will no longer have to slop out from the end of the month.
• The closure of the emergency department at St Columcille’s Hospital in Loughlinstown was slammed by campaigners in Wicklow.
• A group of women who travelled to the UK to terminate unviable pregnancies will bring their case to the UN.
• The Tánaiste said the government was determined Ireland would be the Eurozone’s “success story“.
• Martin O’Neill was unveiled officially as Ireland football manager, saying that he is “fully committed” to the job.

WORLD

The airport devastated by powerful Typhoon Haiyan that slammed into Tacloban city, Leyte province, Philippines (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

#TYPHOON: Over 100 people have been confirmed dead after a powerful typhoon hit Asia, but aid workers are warning that number will rise.

#KRISTALLNACHT: The 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, was commemorated today. The two days of violence are seen as the beginning of the Holocaust.

#CUP COUP: Sports broadcasting giant Sky suffered a rare bloody nose as rivals BT Sport snapped up the rights to broadcast the UEFA Champions League.

#TALKS: France today questioned whether measures aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear weapons programme went far enough.

INNOVATION

• Fast food giant McDonalds wants to put a 3D printer in every restaurant so that they can print Happy Meal toys. No more movie tie-ins? [Geek.com]
• Two weeks before it was due to ship, the Xbox One is in the hands of a number of gamers. US retailer Target says that an admin error led to a “small number of the hotly-anticipated console being delivered two weeks ahead of the launch date. [Kotaku]
• Smartphone and office equipment make Kyocera has unveiled their new 70-megawatt solar power plant. The massive solar panel is Japan’s largest. [Cnet]

PARTING SHOT

London’s Earl’s Court today played host to the Discover Dogs show. The show is aimed at letting families discover which breed of dog suits them. Here, Lexi the Cocker Spaniel police dog is seen Constable Helen Canning.

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