Morning Briefing: Top stories on Friday, April 14

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.

Crowds of more than 20,000 from across the country are expected to attend Mr Biden’s public address in the town of Ballina this evening. Jordan Deasy, aged 18, of 41 Ravensdale, Heron’s Wood, Carrigaline, County Cork, indicated his concerns through his solicitor, Eddie Burke, at Cork District Court. Is it time to stop and reconsider the flaws of free market fundamentalism? More than 70 ewes and lambs were killed in a 'horrific" dog attack during which a number of animals drowned after being forced into the sea in Co Kerry. Special needs assistants tell Fórsa's education conference that students are being excluded at the first rung of the ladder. The Glenview Hotel in the Glen of the Downs in County Wicklow is the location of a public auction this day next week – April 20.


Any lingering rain or drizzle near southern coasts will clear away quickly to leave a largely dry morning with good sunny spells.
There will be some scattered showers through the morning and afternoon, heaviest and most frequent over the northern half of the country with a chance of hail and a small chance of isolated thunderstorms in the northeast. Highest temperatures today will range between 9C to 12C degrees.
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