
The nativity scene at Whitefriar St Church, Dublin, today.
Liam writes:
I don’t remember the Pope saying anything about Meerkats attending the birth of Christ? Polar bear in there too…
What you may need to know:
1. First things first: terrible title.
2. But what a cast: Steve Carrell, Steve Buscemi, Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini, Olivia Wilde (she’s Irish, kinda) and Jim Carrey.
3. Carrey’s rocking the supporting roles these days, He’s in Kick-Ass 2 (2013), too. We’d still go that Dumb And Dumber (1994) sequel.
4. Carrell’s movie career has been lukewarm of late; thankfully, he’s got the most eagerly anticipated motion picture event of 2013 on his slate.
5. Hopefully this film will find room for a cameo from the greatest magician of them all.
Release date: Spring 2013

Sean Quinn Jnr collects his father at Mountjoy this morning.
Sean Quinn Leaves Jail At 6am To Spend Christmas With Family (Conor Feehan, Irish Independent)
(Barry Cronin/Photocall Ireland)
@broadsheet_ie Queue right now in Blanchardstown Centre for gift cards. Mainly men..!!! Typical! twitter.com/butcherjo/stat… (photo @deankelly90)
— Joanna Butcher (@butcherjo) December 24, 2012
The triclour above the Dail at half-mast this evening to mark the death of Junior Minister Shane McEntee from an apparent suicide.
Death Announced Of Minister Of State Shane McEntee (RTE)
Pic via Aodhan O Riordan