Morning Briefing: Top stories on Monday, October 10
Good morning everyone. Here's today's briefing from the early crew here on the newsdesk.
Here are the nine stories we are highlighting on the irishexaminer.com home page right now.
The people of Creeslough are living through a nightmare of shock and horror.
These were among the opening words of Bishop of Raphoe Alan McGuckian at Sunday morning mass in the small Donegal village.
A mother and her teenage son, and a father with his five-year-old daughter were among the victims of Friday's explosion in Creeslough, Co Donegal.
"Families and friends had no chance to go through those atmospheres of death in Creeslough," writes Terry Prone.
"Seople several kilometres away heard the explosion and stood where they were, trying to work out what it might have been, knowing that whatever it was, the consequences were going to be catastrophic."
The National Transport Authority (NTA) says it is already revising its €600m draft BusConnects Cork bus and bike lane plans, which have sparked controversy and criticism across the city.
The six religious orders involved in Mother and Baby homes have yet to agree to pay towards a redress scheme a year after it was announced.
Irish construction just about returned to growth last month after a poor run over the summer months, as the industry scrambled to get to grips with sharply rising input costs, a major survey has shown.
: The higher that barriers are built, the stronger people become and that was certainly true of Fr O’Neill’s in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday as they were crowned champions of the Co-op Superstores Cork SAHC at the third time of asking.
Mobile homes are part of our residential landscape. We follow their itinerary as they motor into the future.
The characters of the Co Limerick village helped inspire Jon Kenny's comedy in later years, and walking those streets again makes for an emotional experience.
This morning will be cold to start, though there will be plenty of sunshine.
Scattered showers are expected in the north of the country, but it will stay dry elsewhere, giving way to a mix of cloud and sunny spells in the afternoon. Highest temperatures of 11 to 15 degrees with moderate westerly winds, winds light in the south.
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