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

Ireland

Hannah, a Jack Russell, at a carol service organised by Peata Therapy Dogs in Dublin's Christchurch Cathedral. Brian Lawless Brian Lawless

• The Dáil backed a confidence motion in the Taoiseach by 86 votes to 55 with Enda Kenny saying there’ll be no election in 2015.
• An RTÉ Prime Time documentary reveals disturbing alleged abuse at a Mayo care home.
• A report showed house prices in Ireland are rising faster than anywhere else in the world.
• An Garda Síochana placed an ad on JobBridge for a human rights assistant.
• Anti water charge campaigners from Detroit were meeting their comrades in Dublin.
• A Kerry management company has threatened to cut off water until tenants register with Irish Water.
• Playboy magazine sues entertainment.ie over an alleged copyright breach over photographs of Kate Moss.
• The Department of Social Protection have brought in gardaí to help find dole cheats.        

International

Prince William speaks during an NBA game in Brooklyn, New York. PA Wire / Press Association Images PA Wire / Press Association Images / Press Association Images

#WAR ON TERROR: A report into the CIA’s interrogation of terror suspects has found the agency lied about some of the brutal methods they employed.

#WORLD WAR II: A German court has thrown out a case against an 89-year-old former soldier over the Nazis’ worst atrocity on French soil.

Innovation

• Want to buy someone a Playstation 4 game this Christmas but don’t know what? We’ve got you covered.
• Here are the 10 most viral videos in Ireland in 2014 according to Youtube.    

Parting Shot

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Russians are having it tough, their currency is going to collapse. So what do they do? Buy Porsches, of course.