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Deer rutting in the Phoenix Park in Dublin today as Autumn gives way to incoming Winter. (Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
HERE ARE THE things you need to know as we round off the day in three easy steps.
THINGS WE LEARNED:
#AOIFE PHELAN: A man has been arrested in relation to the murder of missing 30-year-old Aoife Phelan, Gardaí have confirmed this evening. The man, aged in his 20s, is being detained in Portlaoise Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984. Aoife, who was four months pregnant, was last seen on October 25 when she left a friend’s house.
#CYBER-BULLYING: A nationwide consultation involving over 300 primary school pupils has led the Children’s Ombudsman to recommend that schools take more affirmative action to prevent cyber-bullying. The report comes after two Irish teenagers took their own lives in response to bullying they had been subjected to online.
#SAVINGS: The Office of Public Works has confirmed plans to close the Government’s publications sales office on Dublin’s Molesworth Street, as part of wider cost-cutting measures. The move is expected to save €300,000 a year.
#AIRPORTS: US Airways has announced a new daily flight between Philadelphia and Shannon Airport, which will commence on 23 May 2013 and operate until 3 September 2013. However, Aer Arann has today announced that it is to terminate services at Waterford Airport from 6 January – a move that will affect services from Waterford Airport to London Southend, London Luton and Manchester.
#BADVERTISING: Bookmaker Paddy Power is sticking to its guns over a half-page advertisement that appeared in this morning’s Irish Times, which featured a photo of a laughing Barack Obama alongside the words: “Sorry, Romney. You’re not black or cool.” The Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland said it would be beginning an investigation into the advert after receiving a complaint from a member of the public.
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