EVERY EVENING, TheJournal.ie brings you a roundup of the day’s main stories – plus any bits and pieces you may have missed…

• The occupation of a building in central Dublin said to be owned by NAMA has ended after gardaí intervened. The Unlock NAMA group took over the premises on Great Strand Street earlier today, and used it for public talks and meetings.
• A new poll has shown a slight majority of Irish people would vote in favour of a new EU treaty. More than 70 per cent said a referendum should be held on the so-called ‘fiscal compact’.
• Meanwhile: could the EU actually take final control over all Greece’s economic decisions? Germany seems to think so.
• Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar’s request for a €135,000 salary for an adviser has been labelled “an absolute disgrace” by Sinn Féin.
• Well, it’s one way of getting attention… Three women have been arrested in Davos, Switzerland after going topless for an anti-capitalist protest. There were dramatic scenes as they were arrested.
• Ever seen loyalist firebrand Ian Paisley pumping iron? Thought not. We’ve got some striking moments from the controversial leader’s career in photos after he retired last night…
• And speaking of photos, this week’s theme is reflections. Check out these incredible images.

A man feeding bread to a flock of seagulls on Dublin’s Liffey boardwalk earlier today (Leon Farrell/Photocall Ireland)

• The chief of the National Women’s Council has resigned in protest – saying the Fine Gael/Labour coalition has “scant regard” for women’s rights.
• What do Google users search for about famous Irish people? Pretty bizarre stuff.
• This week a huge ship rammed through a two-lane road bridge in Kentucky, US, leaving the iron span draped across its bow. We’ve got the dramatic pictures.
• Limbs, earthquakes, and people who snubbed the Queen – it’s all in our Prime Numbers.
• Here’s why we need Hireland – and why it will work.
• What do people in North Korea need? Warm socks, apparently – and they’ll get them across the heavily fortified border by balloon.
• Want to drive Barack Obama’s old car? Well, it’s on eBay.
• We might think we’ve got it bad – but a banker in the UK has just been awarded a €1million bonus. At his State-owned bank.
• And finally: here is a man with (a) a possibly unhealthy love of 1990s chart hits (b) impressive melodica skills, and (c) way too much time on his hands. Can you name them all?

(Video: BennyTheJukebox)

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