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Poll: When is the best time to put up a real Christmas tree?

DECORATIONS ARE UP around the towns and some Christmas trees are popping up in windows and behind colleagues in Zoom meetings.

Real Christmas trees have a tendency die quicker with the heating on in the house and with the cold weather this year, some branches might droop before it’s time to open the presents underneath them.

We’ve asked if you have put your tree up, but today we want to know… When is the best time to put up a real Christmas tree?

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Molly Martens swears on the Bible as she pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter during a hearing on 30 October.

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North Carolina

Molly and Thomas Martens to remain in prison after release dates found to be incorrect

Numbers Game

Government confident it has numbers to win confidence motion in Justice Minister Helen McEntee

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INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Ministers to discuss a €75 payment to asylum applicants after accommodation runs out

Christmas Shopping

Almost a third of consumers are planning to borrow to fund Christmas this year

Dublin Crime

Man in serious condition after sustaining head injuries in incident on Dublin city quay

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The UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories said: "Nowhere is safe in Gaza and there is nowhere left to go."
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International concern deepens over civilian death toll as Israel expands offensive in Gaza
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