Every evening at 6 O Clock WLR brings you the 6 biggest stories of the day
1. Progress made in Brexit talks
The British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have been speaking by phone this afternoon. It comes as Wednesday has been set as a deadline by the EU to reach a Brexit deal. Talks will resume tomorrow which has been welcomed by Taoiseach Micheal Martin.
I welcome the fact that negotiators will resume their discussions on an EU and UK trade deal in Brussels tomorrow. An agreement is in everyone's best interests. Every effort should be made to reach a deal.
— Micheál Martin (@MichealMartinTD) December 5, 2020
2. Dead dog abandoned in Portlaw
A Waterford Councillor says he was shocked to hear a dead dog was dumped near Portlaw over the weekend. It appears to have been left by the bottle bank at the GAA pitch sometime between Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
3. Wealthy students retain grip on college places and degrees
The ‘postcode lottery’ around who goes to college, and who gets elite degree courses, is once again shown up in a new Higher Education Report into the socio-economic profile of Irish students in universities and Institutes of Technology. On Deise Today this morning, Damien spoke to Katherine Donnelly who is Education Editor of ‘The Irish Independent’. Listen back here.
4. Republic of Ireland draw in World Cup qualifiers
The draw for the World Cup in Qatar in 2022 took place within the last hour and Stephen Kenny's Republic of Ireland side have been drawn against Portugal, Serbia, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.
Group A is now complete
1⃣ Portugal
2⃣ Serbia
3⃣ Ireland ??
4⃣ Luxembourg
5⃣ Azerbaijan
What are your thoughts on that draw? ?#COYBIG | #WCQ | #WorldCup pic.twitter.com/wLpzS50IfW— FAIreland ⚽️?? (@FAIreland) December 7, 2020
5. Waterford rises to the Bus Éireann Christmas challenge
Bus Eireann has thanked the people of Waterford for their contributions for the vulnerable, elderly and those living in food poverty this Christmas. More than a thousand non-perishable goods and household items were donated on Thursday. They successfully filled a bus for Waterford Food Bank.
6. Virtual All Ireland Preview Night
This Wednesday night the WLR/Club Deise 2020 All-Ireland Final preview takes place from 8pm. Join Kieran O’Connor, Damien Tiernan and an expert hurling panel of Dan Shanahan, Brendan Cummins, TJ Ryan and Ken McGrath to discuss the upcoming final. The preview will air LIVE on WLR, Facebook LIVE, YouTube LIVE and Instagram LIVE this Wednesday night, raising funds for Club Deise who are helping our Waterford teams.
