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Here’s What Happened Today: Monday

Everyone’s talking about the sentencing of Thomas Byrne, arrests over the Phoenix Park murder and more ‘top up’ revelations.

Updated at 11.31pm

NEED TO CATCH up? TheJournal.ie brings you a round-up of today’s news.

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[Photocall Ireland]

IRISH

WORLD

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[PA Wire/Press Association Images]

#SCOTLAND A ninth body was found at the Clutha pub in Glasgow, scene of Friday’s horrific helicopter crash [above]

#UKRAINE Protesters took over several buildings in Kiev after the President scrapped a pact with the EU in favour of closer Russian ties

#USA An investigation was launched into yesterday’s fatal train derailment in New York.

#BRITAIN Olympic medallist Tom Daley came out, via a heartfelt Youtube message

INNOVATION

  • A PS4 costs the equivalent of €1,300 in Brazil. Many gamers have boycotted stores over the price, but one man was first in line and has no regrets [Buzzfeed]
  • This is pretty cool — Researchers at MIT have developed a camera that can create 3D images in almost pitch-black conditions [BBC]

PARTING SHOT

Met Éireann forecaster Evelyn Cusack is on a one-woman crusade against part-time ‘meteorologists’ who claim they can tell what the weather is going to do by, say, observing squirrels for a given period of time, or feeling how firm the elderberries are.

She had a few things to say on the subject in last night’s forecast after the 9 o’clock news.

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[Screengrab/RTÉ]

Point taken.

First posted at 9.26pm

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    Mute John Kelly
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    Dec 2nd 2013, 10:10 PM

    The fashion police had multiple warrants outstanding for his arrest, he was going to jail either way! He deserves to locked up for that overcoat alone!

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    Mute Mary Kavanagh
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    Dec 2nd 2013, 10:28 PM

    Just saw the pic, John, and thought exactly the same!

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    Mute Pat O'Brien
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    Dec 2nd 2013, 9:33 PM

    He dresses so well I love his style. I just hope we get one more photo of him in his prison scrubs.

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    Mute Harry Price
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    Dec 2nd 2013, 11:17 PM

    come back the troika and enforce the part that said that the law system needs to be taken into the real world of justice in which an ombudsman has to be appointed .THE LAW SYSTEM
    RULED AND REGULATED BY THE LAW SOCIETY OF IRELAND IS BUT A ONE PARTY SYSTEM TO PROTECT THEMSELVES

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    Mute Dave Kelly
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    Dec 2nd 2013, 11:07 PM

    Is he going for a “camp” Nidge look?

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    Dec 3rd 2013, 6:22 AM

    Why is he wearing a woman’s jacket?

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    Mute Tom Collins
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 12:13 AM

    I would like to think he has gone to a prison worthy of the everyday criminal but I seriously doubt it.

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    Mute Enda Curtin
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    Dec 3rd 2013, 11:18 AM

    FFS; Byrne should’ve got at least another two years at least for his bad sartorial taste.

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