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Brexit secretary Dominic Raab is among a wave of resignations amid turmoil over the UK-EU draft Brexit deal

‘I regret to say that, following the Cabinet meeting yesterday on the Brexit deal, I must resign’ Dominic Raab said. Photographer: Andy Rain/EPA Brexit: Dominic Raab leads series of resignations over exit deal

‘I cannot reconcile the terms of the proposed deal with the promises we made to the country’

Northern Secretary Karen Bradley, who said: “I didn’t understand things like when elections are fought, for example, in Northern Ireland – people who are nationalists don’t vote for unionist parties and vice versa.” Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images Fintan O’Toole: Historians will not believe sheer ignorance of Brexit supporters

Future chroniclers will in fact have to distinguish between three kinds of ignorance

Brian O’Driscoll and Amy Huberman selling their D14 home for €1.4m Amy Huberman and Brian O’Driscoll’s home: 1 Larchfield Road, Goatstown, Dublin 14

Couple have been quietly showing their Goatstown four-bed

John Lewis Christmas ad revealed The John Lewis Christmas, The Boy and The Piano, features Elton John. Photograph: John Lewis & Partners/PA

Patrick Freyne: The universal experience John Lewis have chosen is the universal experience of being multimillionaire pop star Elton John

There is no unionist leadership to grasp the chance of special EU treatment An estimated one-third of unionists voted Remain, almost all of whom are certain to still be unionists. Many will be open to a workable Brexit compromise. Photograph: Getty Images

Business community must make a case for the withdrawal agreement and backstop

Sinn Féin TD Peadar Tóibín resigns from party Peadar Tóibín TD speaking at the Sinn Fein Ard Fheis 2015. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill / The Irish Times

Meath West deputy suspended from party over his opposition to abortion referendum

Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for Khashoggi suspects Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Photograph: Virginia Mayo/AP Photo

Country’s top prosecutor recommends punishment for five charged with journalist killing

Fire breaks out in Bottom of the Hill pub in Finglas Fire in Finglas village. Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade

Units battle fire at bar in north Dublin for several hours

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Children handcuffed and pepper sprayed by gardaí at Cork special care unit Health Information and Quality Authority report on Gleann Alainn said “inspectors found that An Garda Síochána had been called by members of the staff team to manage children’s behaviour which resulted in children being pepper sprayed and or handcuffed”. Photograph: Bryan O’Brien

Hiqa inspectors found inadequate governance by child and family agency Tusla

Gang feud puts Drogheda estate ‘on lockdown’ A Garda car is seen patrolling in the Moneymore estate in Drogheda, Co Louth. Photograph: James Forde

Tensions rising in Louth town over drugs turf war or gangs settling old scores

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Devin Toner and Rob Kearney set to start for Ireland against All Blacks Ireland’s Rob Kearney and Jonathan Sexton during training ahead of their Guinness Series meeting with the All Blacks. Photo: Bryan Keane/Inpho

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4 Brexit: Dominic Raab leads series of resignations over exit deal
5 Children handcuffed and pepper sprayed by gardaí at Cork special care unit
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