Another week, a lot of news: the election campaign has picked up pace in the UK, while public impeachment hearings are now underway in the US.
Back home, it was a bad week for Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey as she was deselected for the general election in her constituency.
Meanwhile, one of the biggest social media talking points of the week in Ireland was a surprisingly controversial choice for Dublin's Christmas lights...
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