Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Good afternoon. Here’s all the news you need to know this lunchtime.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Good evening. Here’s a briefing on some of the stories and issues highlighted on irishexaminer.com today.

Imagine what it’s like to go from being stationed in the Cork burbs to being stationed in the Australian outback. Jonathan de Burca Butler meets up with Irish gardai who are being snapped up in Western Australia because of their high level of training

He spent last year deciding Ireland’s Home of the Year. Now the tables are turned as Hugh Wallace opens up his doors to Jonathan de Burca Butler.

A convicted rapist has asked to be put back into prison because he believes he cannot abide by the conditions of his release, parents are being questioned by Gardaí after they gave their children bleach in the belief it could cure them of autism, the rise of Jordan Spieth and the maths problem that has gone viral across the globe. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Saturday’s Grand National saw people placing bets that won’t bet again this year. For others, that first win can spark an addiction more hidden than alcoholism, one reformed gambler tells Jonathan de Burca Butler

As World Book Day comes around and concern mounts that children aren’t reading because of technology. Jonathan de Burca Butler talks to well-known faces about why reading made them who they are.

Japanese men, not unlike their Irish counterparts, can find romance hard, says Jonathan de Burca Butler . So they created Love Your Wife Day to help men express their love for thier other halves

The album isn’t dead. Pledge Music is helping fans get closer to the artistic experience by taking part in the making of an LP, writes Jonathan de Burca Butler

Welcome to your Friday morning briefing. Let us ensure you’re up to speed on what’s happening and are prepared for the day ahead.

The ultimate in erotica, still at the cutting edge of fashion and a staple of every woman’s underwear drawer, Jonathan de Burca Butler pays homage to the nylon stocking on its 75th anniversary.

A lot goes on behind the scenes before you sip your cuppa. Jonathan de Burca Butler meets a master tea-blender and puts himself through a taste test

Soon-to-be father Daithí O Sé needn’t worry about his friends’ labour ward scare stories, suggests old-hand Jonathan de Burca Butler

The Lahinch-based thrillseeker recently rode a notorious swell off Mexico. But he honed his craft here, says Jonathan de Burca Butler

It’s not as prestigious as the track-and-field, but since its inception in 1924 there has been plenty of drama on the slopes, says Jonathan de Burca Butler

Jonathan De Burca Butler and Deirdre Reynolds went shopping together and swapped vital notes on panic buying for your better half

Jonathan De Burca Butler gets an exclusive look inside Belfast’s £97m homage to the doomed ship, with a replica staircase and 60,000 tickets pre-booked

Give Your Stuff Away day takes place on Saturday. It’s a better idea than dumping, Mike Morone tells Jonathan de Burca Butler