Lunchtime Report: Your bite-sized headlines

A bite-sized look at a selection of today’s developing stories and some lighter material too, in the Lunchtime Report.

1. Sonia Blount investigation:

A man has been charged with the murder of mother-of-one Sonia Blount.

2. Tax bands to help job creation:

Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said that the higher rate of income tax kicking in at €32,800 is damaging job creation.

3. Kim to face trial?

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and his security chiefs should face trial over torture and mass killings, according to UN inspectors.

4. GSOC claims rejected:

The British security company which investigated alleged bugging at GSOC’s offices has dismissed claims made this morning as ”wholly inaccurate”.

5. Peter O’ Toole remembered:

Paul D’Alton reflects on having known the late, great Peter O’ Toole.

6. ‘Galway Is Also Happy’ proves a hit:

A recreation of Pharrell Williams’s number-one hit ‘ Happy’ is sure to brighten your afternoon and have you singing along!