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1. Gardaí identify suspected prime mover in death of Daniel Aruebose

   Investigation upgraded from missing persons to homicide inquiry four years after child died and was buried

2. Friends of the Elderly celebrates 45 years at Dublin Christmas party

   ‘After rearing children and being at home, it was great to get somewhere with adults to sing the old songs and get up for a dance or two’

3. If you drink reindeer urine after they have eaten these red mushrooms, you’ll get high apparently

   Eye on Nature: Eanna Ní Lamhna on flying reindeer, avian winter visitors and fossilised limestone

4. ‘The congestion is killing us at times’: Inside the Dublin Bus control room

   Dublin Bus calls for congestion charges to discourage private cars from certain ‘pinch points’ in the city centre

5. Stay-at-home young people are angry over housing but at least they’re happier than Italians

   Plus: Santa defends the deer, selling milk to the lactose intolerant and a Eurovision we’re still in

6. Dublin now more congested than London at morning peak, Dublin Bus says

   Organisation’s director of service operations says congestion charges could be introduced ‘zonally’ or near certain ‘pinch points’ in city centre

7. This ‘Irish Whale’ has been spotted off Donegal and the coast of North America

   Ella McSweeney: A small encouraging sign these waters might hold value to such rare magnificent creatures

8. Gardaí appeal for witnesses of robbery of cash in transit vehicle in Lucan

   Robbery took place in Lucan late on Friday afternoon

9. EuroMillions winning ticket worth €17m was sold in Ireland

   Prize is latest multi-million jackpot to be landed by players in Ireland

10. Case involving boy who hurt knee in south Dublin playground settled for €62,000

    Court told surface under swing was inappropriate but has since been replaced