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

Ireland

A gorgeous photo of the Galway Continental Christmas Market. Michael Dillon Michael Dillon

• A homeless man was found dead just metres from the entrance to Leinster House. 
• The HSE has launched an investigation into allegations of abuse at a residential care home in Mayo.
• Former Fianna Fáil minister Ned O’Keeffe was handed a suspended sentence for fraud.
• Armed raiders stole 15,000 bottles of Jameson and other spirits in a Dublin hold-up.
• A strike of secondary school teachers looks likely to go ahead tomorrow.
• Fares at Dublin Bus and Irish Rail have increased.
• A human skull was discovered on a beach in Dublin.
• President Michael D Higgins is to make a State visit to China next week.
• A body has been found in the search for missing 21-year-old Paul Davey.
• Ireland’s Stephanie Roche has made the final three of Fifa’s Puskas Award for goal of the year.

International

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#AUSTRALIA: A baby has been found dead and buried in the sand at a popular Sydney beach, the second abandoned infant found in the city in days.

#THANKSGIVING: An aide to a US congressman has resigned after advising President Obama’s teenage daughters to “dress like you deserve respect.” 

#TUGCE ALBAYRAK: The story of a young German woman who died after being attacked when she helped two young teens being harassed has gone viral.

#TURNER: Dublin-born film artist Duncan Campbell has won the prestigious Turner Prize for 2014.

Innovation

• Five films have been leaked after a major cyber-attack on the Sony Pictures Entertainment studio. 
• Kim Kardashian was the most searched person on Bing in 2014 while the World Cup was the biggest news story. [Mashable] 

Parting Shot

Many news outlets in the UK ran stories claiming that Muhammad is the most popular name in Britain. But all is not as it seems, the conclusion is wildly inaccurate as this Buzzfeed article points out.