led the State commemoration to mark the centenary of the Armistice which brought the first World War to an end in 1918. The Taoiseach joined with more than 60 heads of state and government at a service at the Arc de Triomphe to commemorate 100 years since the end of World War I. Michael D. Higgins was inaugurated for a second term as President of Ireland. 12 November – Sinn Féin said that some British political parties had made representations to it to abolish its policy of abstention and take up its seats at Westminster. 13 November PBP Ruth Coppinger held up a lace thong in the Dáil to highlight a rape trial in which remarks were made about the 17-year-old complainant's underwear. EU and UK Brexit negotiators agreed on a text that deals with the Irish border - there will be one backstop to avoid a hard border on the island of Ireland. 14 November Following a Cabinet meeting earlier in the day, the Taoiseach announced that the proposed Brexit deal will be put to a vote in Dáil Éireann. The heart of St Laurence O'Toole, Dublin's patron saint, was returned to Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin after it was stolen over six years ago. 15 November – Two weeks after being suspended from the party, Peadar Tóibín resigned from Sinn Féin with a view to establishing a new political party. 16 November – The Primary Response Agencies took part in a major emergency training exercise, simulating a terrorist attack, at Dublin City University. 17 November – At the Fine Gael Ard-Fheis, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar promised five years of income tax cuts if Fine Gael wins the next election. 18 November Events took place across the country today to mark World Day of Remembrance for road traffic victims. The body of a 30-year-old Irishman was discovered in the harbour in Havnegade area of the Danish capital, Copenhagen. 20 November – The HSE offered its "sincerest apologies" to the family of a woman who died after her jugular vein was torn during a routine surgical procedure two years ago. 21 November – A review of historical cases of allegations of abuse in Scouting Ireland found evidence of 71 alleged abusers and 108 victims between the 1960s and 1980s. 22 November – The World War I sculpture, 'The Hauntings Soldier', which was on display on St Stephen's Green in Dublin was