The Gardaí have made two arrests as part of their investigation into the fatal shooting of David Black in Lurgan, Co. Armagh, on 01/11/2012. The two men were arrested as part of an ongoing operation by the Special Detective Unit. A number of searches were carried out in Leitrim and Cavan. Both men are detain at Garda stations in Co. Cavan. They can be detained for 72 hours.

Northern Ireland's Minister for Regional Development has announced that Car Parks under the control of the North's Department of Regional Development will reduced the cost of car parking in the region over the Christmas period. Minister Danny Kennedy (UUP) made the announcement about 25 towns that will benefit from the special Christmas parking rate.