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IRELAND

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• A Status Orange low temperatures warning has been issued for Ireland as the country prepares for lows of minus eight degrees tonight.
• A government spokesperson has said Ireland and the EU will hold the UK to the Brexit agreement after comments made by Britain’s Brexit Secretary David Davis this morning.
• The body of a young man has been found at a house in Dublin this afternoon.
• Sky News presenter Adam Boulton has said some Irish people need to ‘get over themselves’ after criticism of an interview he carried out with Tánaiste and Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney.
•  A man in his 40s was shot in his leg in Ballymun, Dublin last night.
• There are more than 1,500 active claims outstanding following the collapse of Setanta Insurance, with former policyholders worried they’re “personally on the hook“.
• Plans to build one of Ireland’s biggest solar farms face fierce resistance from local residents – who claim the project should be scrapped.
• Government officials are set to meet to get plans underway for Pope Francis’ visit to Ireland next year.

INTERNATIONAL 

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#UK: Former celebrity publicist Max Clifford has died after suffering a heart attack in prison.

#JERUSALEM: Arab foreign ministers have called on the United States to rescind its recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and for the international community to recognise a Palestinian state.

#OXFORD: Driving Home For Christmas singer Chris Rea collapsed on stage last night.

PARTING SHOT

If you’re feeling a bit blue this Sunday evening, cheer up by taking a look at these 11 celebrities who absolutely mortified themselves for that sweet, sweet ad money.

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