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1. Some creches may not be able to re-open on Monday after Christmas break

   Tusla service opens over weekend to help small number of childcare providers complete registration process

2. Grok images of children probably not prosecutable, says child protection expert

   ‘Law or no law’, there is no reason for a programme to generate images of people without clothes on, says former garda

3. Weather update: Yellow warnings for 11 counties as Met Éireann forecasts strong winds

   Sunday will be milder than recent days with highest temperatures of 10 to 13 degrees

4. Man (40s) dies following two car crash in Co Kerry

   Driver was pronouned dead at the scene on the N22 near Dromadeesirt

5. Appeals over murders of Cork woman in 1981 and Garda Colm Horkan among cases in new law term

   Woman faces sentence for murder of four-year-old stepson on the opening day of the new term on Monday

6. At least we’re not Greenland, an Atlantic island with limited defences, strategic value and Russian ships around it

   Plus: Coveney cash-in on €3 million holiday home, high-stake backgammon, and the case for another public holiday

7. Irish cinema’s golden age: what’s the success down to?

   Golden Globes could bring further recognition that country’s talent pool has grown deeper

8. ‘You can be against Trump and celebrate that Maduro is gone’: Venezuelans protest in Dublin

   Protesters in Dublin say those opposed to leader’s removal do not reflect views of Venezuelans

9. Couple ‘traumatised’ after violent car hijacking in Dublin city centre, court hears

   Man accused of robbery and assault causing harm in Dublin city centre is remanded in custody

10. Those seeking new Irish government should seek help from Maga movement, Eddie Hobbs tells conference

    US ambassador Edward Walsh among audience at IRL Forum in Co Meath on Saturday