Morning Briefing: Top stories on Monday, May 29

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Good morning everyone. Here's today's briefing from the early crew here on the Irish Examinernewsdesk.

YOUR 8AM DASHBOARD

Here are the nine stories we are highlighting on the irishexaminer.com home page right now.

Fine Gael TDs fear 'prudent Paschal' will cost them seats: Disgruntled Fine Gael TDs have hit out at “prudent Paschal” Donohoe, fearing that his cautious approach to spending will cost them seats at the next general election. >>READ MORE. 

Plans to allow judges decide when perpetrators of 'heinous crimes' get parole: Judges are to be given powers to decide how many years a person who commits a serious crime must serve behind bars before being considered for parole, under plans to go before Cabinet. >>READ MORE. 

Clodagh Finn: Please stop calling Maud Gonne ‘Yeats’ muse’: The chapter of her life that followed is, perhaps, one of the least aired in the myth that has since grown up around the ‘Joan of Arc of Irish nationalism’. >>READ MORE.

Trina Golden, principal, Owenabue Educate Together N.S., Carrigaline.

‘The message we’re giving our children is you’re not worth a room’ says Cork principal: Due to the cramped accommodation her school has been using for three years, the school’s support teacher will have to work in the hallway in September >>READ MORE.

Families of Cork nursing home residents to protest outside ministers' offices: Relatives and friends of Beaumont Residential Care residents are to protest outside Cork ministers’ offices calling for intervention, after the nursing home’s decision to leave the fair deal scheme >>READ MORE. 

Consumers fear 'worst of cost-of-living crisis to come': The Credit Union Consumer Sentiment Index for May found 60% of Irish consumers do not believe peak price pressures have passed, while 22% are confident the worst of price inflation is over. >>READ MORE.

Aaron Gillane of Limerick celebrates with his mother Mary, after the Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship Round 5 match between Limerick and Cork 

Anthony Daly: Hegarty stood tall when Limerick need was greatest: Cork will be very optimistic going forward, especially after showing such heart and fight. They will be disappointed too with some of the marginal calls that didn’t go their way >>READ MORE.

Sex File: Should I tell him about my new vibrator?: "A study of more than 3,000 people by Indiana University tested this theory and found that 70% of men had no problem with their female partner using a vibrator." >>READ MORE. 

Aidan Quinn on family history, personal projects, and his fond memories of West Cork: "This is My Father screens as one of the most personal projects of his entire career, working with brothers Paul and Declan and sister Marian on a touching period drama." >>READ MORE.

TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ROUND-UP

 Mikel Crisostomo and Annika Paul from Dublin play vollyball on Portmarnock beach, Dublin as temperatures soar on Saturday.

A dry and generally sunny day, with the sunshine turning hazy at times.

Warmest in the west of the region again with highest temperatures of 17C to 22C, or a degree or so cooler along the coast in light to moderate easterly breezes.

Thank you for your continued support and have a great day.