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news wrap

Today's top stories in 6 seconds

Don’t have time to mull over the news? Here’s everything you need to know.

WHAT’S THE STORY?

1.. The man found dead just yards from Leinster House this week spoke in a recent interview about living on the streets of Dublin.

2. Fianna Fáil is going to start picking general election candidates next week.

3. Dairy farmers say rural Ireland will be in crisis next year if Phil Hogan doesn’t help them.

4. Ireland is not as corrupt as it used to be – but we’re still 17th in the world.

5. Claridge’s Hotel in London came under fire for asking a breastfeeding woman to cover up.

Main pic: Christmas decorations at Legoland, taken by Steve Parsons/PA.