The Eamonn Mallie Daily

 ..the stories which caught my eye:

• Unemployment figures rising in Australia – This is a bit of a shock with parishes all over island of Ireland shipping twenty year olds plus there in search of jobs:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/australia-in-the-grip-of-a-jobs-crisis/story-e6freuzr-1226227990029

• My heart was in my mouth there for a minute:

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/breaking-news/snipers-at-churches-for-christmas/story-e6freuyi-1226228106473

• Were there more than three wise men? New light on Christmas. Mon Dieu:

• Is this enforcement of rules or not? No prisoners taken here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2077112/Housing-giant-bulldozes-24-brand-new-homes-building-land-planning-permission.html

• It could be a long road yet for a very smug Piers Morgan:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2077024/Phone-hacking-Its-unlikely-Piers-Morgan-didnt-know-says-ex-Mirror-journalist.html

• Silver lining in gold: The pawnbroker isn’t going to miss an opportunity:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/dec/21/pawnbrokers-booming-amid-high-street-gloom