In Summer Bay, Ray Meagher is one of the hardest working actors on hit Australian soap Home and Away, making his character - Alf Stewart - a house-hold-name across the world.

Gas craic, so 'tis.

The shocking revelation that the Germanwings co-pilot deliberately destroyed the plane, a €349,000 watch sale in Keane’s Jewellers, and one Cork pub having some fun with helium are all part of our lunchtime briefing on the latest and most read content on irishexaminer.com today.