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

MUSIC NEWS: What do you get the Bob Dylan fan who has everything?

There are some Americanisms that bug me — like the use of the word ‘already’ out of context or the hijacking of the term ‘awesome’ to refer to anything from agreement to a nice sandwich.

Win or lose, both Cork and Clare are planning big homecoming bashes after the two counties do battle again today in the replay of the All-Ireland hurling final.

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has revealed there is no Garda report on his failure to give a breath test at a checkpoint.

As the time-worn adage goes, people in glasshouses shouldn’t throw stones. If ever he doubted that truism, Justice Minister Alan Shatter has learned how dangerous a pastime stone-throwing can be.

“WE’VE enough on our plate for the moment,” says foodie Conrad Howard, one of an entrepreneurial trio that opened its third Cork eating house this week.

IN A case of new wine in old bottles, multi-pub owner Benny McCabe this weekend opens a city wine and food bar in one of Cork’s oldest retail buildings, one that served as a pharmacy for close to a century.

Motorists are being warned to expect major traffic restrictions in Dublin city on Monday afternoon, during an address by the US President Barack Obama.

AN HISTORIC city hotel has seized upon a business opportunity and is hoping to hook customers with a new high-end fish and chip shop.

A BUNGLING burglar tried to “cod” gardaí after a smash and grab raid at one of Cork’s best known chippers went wrong.

AN Bord Pleanála has refused planning permission for a revolving advertising sign at a busy junction in Tralee because it would create a traffic hazard.

A PENSIONER in his 70s died yesterday in a horrific accident involving a lorry, at Rock Street, Tralee, Co Kerry.

DUBLIN commuters face traffic chaos today with the introduction of a temporary traffic management system in the city centre.

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