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The 9 at 9 Buckley wins big, Iran protests continue, and time to claim your tax back.

LAST UPDATE | 12 Jan

GOOD MORNING.

Here’s all the news to know as you start your day. 

Buckley’s win

1. Jessie Buckley has been named best female actor at the Golden Globes for her role in Hamnet.

Golden Globes

2. Here’s the full list of winners from last night’s ceremony.

Be Good

3. A number of celebrities who attended the Golden Globes last night wore pins saying “be good”, making a subtle political statement.

Tax back

4. Claiming back some of the tax you’re owed can help your bank account look a little more healthy. Here’s how.

Iran

5. Iran’s foreign minister has claimed that nationwide protests in his country “turned violent and bloody to give an excuse” for US president Donald Trump to intervene.

Garda operation

6. Three people have been arrested after gardaí seized over €165,000 worth of cannabis, €1,300 of LSD, a suspected firearm and a knife yesterday.

Dereliction

7. The Journal has been keeping track of the vacant and derelict properties that councils have sought to acquire in previous months. This was the first month in The Journal’s series where an application was made to CPO just one property.

Harris stateside

8. Tánaiste Simon Harris has landed in California yesterday, where he is to meet with governor Gavin Newsom.

Childcare

9. Some 17 childcare providers may not be able to reopen today after the Christmas break due to missing the deadline to renew their registration.

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