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

• The Government today published a Finance Bill laying out the finer details of December’s Budget. We’ve got a handy rundown of the main points here, including changes to the Universal Social Charge.
• Meanwhile, Michael Noonan has been forced to defend a tax exemption in the Bill for foreign executives who come to work in Ireland.
• The body of Michael Hayes, the skipper of the Tit Bonhomme trawler which sank off west Cork more than three weeks ago, has been recovered from the water.
• The Defence Forces are looking to rent property for use as a training facility in Cavan town – just months after announcing the closure of its barracks.
• The 16-year-old girl who died in a drive-by shooting in Tallaght, Dublin last night may not have been the killer’s intended victim, gardaí have said.
• Ever met someone you like, then wished you’d had the courage to get their phone number? Well, here’s one romantic way to retrieve the situation.
• Meet the man who owns €1.9billion in Irish government bonds.

Not everyone dislikes the cold: A polar bear enjoying the weather in Prague zoo, Czech Republic (Katerina Sulova/Czech News Agency/Press Association Images)

• Last night’s Prime Time investigation of prostitution has made waves, with even the Taoiseach reacting strongly. Writing on TheJournal.ie this evening, Denise Charlton warns that Ireland cannot allow prostitution and its associated abuses to become socially acceptable.
• Does making coffee in the mornings just take too long? Help is at hand – you can now simply inhale your caffeine hit.
• If you’ve ever wished you had more Twitter followers, you might want to take some tips from a certain football-loving feline.
• Here’s a lovely life-sized doll for sale.
• The average Irish credit card is no less than €1,300 in debt, new figures show.
• And finally: a birthday message from the best (worst?) grandparents ever:

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