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PICTURES: All smiles as people across the country mark winter solstice
Ceremonies have been held across Ireland to mark the winter solstice.
December 21 is the shortest day and longest night of the year, with London experiencing seven hours and 49 minutes of daylight.
Glastonbury Tor in Somerset is one of the most popular gathering points to mark the event.
In Wiltshire, the prehistoric Stonehenge monument was busy this year.
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Across the Irish Sea, a monument in Newgrange, Co Meath, which is thought to be more than 5,000 years old drew a number of people keen to mark the solstice.
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People Before Profit Mayo general election candidate Joe Daly
Boost for Irish households with multiple mortgage rate cuts on the way
Cllr Peter Flynn has hit out at the condition of public car parks in Westport
Minister for Housing Darragh O'Brien at the launch of new social homes in Portlaoise today
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