Election candidate Deirdre Clune recently visited a school where pupils are taught to elect a council. The Cork MEP says she’s learned a lot about politics in recent years too, writes Catherine Shanahan

Gardaí investigating Longford helicopter crash release man; Torrential early rain left its mark on the Old Course at St Andrews as play was suspended for more than three hours; A police officer in the US is being investigated after a video has emerged of him arresting a naked woman in her home. Here’s today's lunchtime irishexaminer.com round-up.