Trump supporters storm Capitol Hill; Inquest rules Nóra Quoirin death was 'misadventure'; Covid vaccine rolled out to nursing homes; New Year's Resolutions during a pandemic; Court refuses Julian Assange extradition; Sinn Féin criticises Govt affordable housing scheme; Working on the Covid frontline; Kerry Mountain Rescue

Apology and compensation for Joanna Hayes; Tony Holohan on increased Covid restrictions; Residency requirements for homeless people; Space Research Centre at UCD; Schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria; Wuhan locals say virus didn't start there; Defence Forces reform; GAA warns of post-match celebrations; Comfort words from young to old

End of peat burning in Shannonbridge; Partners can attend 20-week pregnancy scan; Discrimination against Irish Travellers; 90-year-old woman first to receive public Pfizer vaccine, Belfast nurse first on island of Ireland; Reducing agriculture emissions; Surge in Christmas deliveries; Insurance reform; 14-year-old Eva McParland wins portrait prize

In this edition of Morning Ireland Extra, Cian McCormack speaks to Irish people in New York, Berlin and London to find out what issues they weighed up in deciding whether or not to come home for Christmas

A historic weekend of football at Croke Park; UK gets vaccine authorisation; Geraldine Finucane; Music Industry Stimulus Package; Min Paschal Donohoe; Light pollution in Ireland; World Aids Day; Midnight shopping; Santa Claus speaks to Irish children

Tipperary and Cavan deliver GAA earthquake; Who'll get the Covid vaccine first?; Controversy over RTÉ gathering; Thanksgiving in Covid-hit New York; Drop in antibiotic use; Row over five Irish words on headstone; Carlow uniform controversy; Refugees flee to Canaries; Trump berates journalists; Late Late Toy Show

A selection of stories from the week: Christmas turkeys; Charities in the time of Covid; Dublin Zoo seeks help from the public; Housing stand-offs in Dublin; Seamus Woulfe; living wage for artists; takeaway pints; business pleads for permission to re-open; rapid Covid testing; Irish violinist to play at Biden inauguration; Bloody Sunday

A selection of stories from the week: Death of Yorkshire Ripper; What will the Biden presidency mean for Ireland?; Rise in smishing scams; War in Ethiopia; Coming home for Christmas; Covid-19 vaccine; Will the soldier of Jadotville finally get military honours; Oirishness abounds on Wild Mountain Thyme

US Presidential election; Gun attack in Vienna; Political fallout from Varadkar GP leak; Ryanair results; Covid restrictions in the North; Man wins Halloween as Luke Kelly; More people sleeping rough seek help with mental health; Tributes paid to journalist Robert Fisk; Pheasant-shooting season delayed by Covid; Last word on presidential race

A selection of stories from the week: Mother and Baby Homes Commission; Mother and two children found dead in Dublin home; Book of Lismore; Illegal trade in songbirds; Are baby clothes essential items?; Murder-suicide in Kanturk; US election; Covid 19 in the North; France attacks; Domestic violence; Irish-English dictionary; Samhain